Evaluating antimicrobial efficacy of new commercially available silver dressings

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 394-405

  Cavanagh, Marion H ^a   Burrell, Robert E ^a   Nadworny, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced wound dressing; Bactericidal; Bacteriostatic; Silver

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND DRESSING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77956979027     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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