Suprathel-acetic acid matrix versus acticoat and aquacel as an antiseptic dressing: An in vitro study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-395

  Ryssel, Henning ^a   Germann, Günter ^b   Riedel, Katrin ^b   Reichenberger, Matthias ^b   Hellmich, Susanne ^b   Kloeters, Oliver ^b  

^a BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

acetic acid; Acicoat; antiseptic dressing; Aquacel; bacteria; burns; Suprathel

Indexed keywords

ACTICOAT; POLY(LACTIDE CO TRIMETHYLENECARBONATE CO EPSILON CAPROLACTONE); POLY(LACTIDE-CO-TRIMETHYLENECARBONATE-CO-EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE); POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BANDAGE; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; BURNS; HUMANS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77957979416     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d6e2f2     Document Type: Article

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