Wound care in the dermatology office: Where are we in 2011?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 64, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Del Rosso, James Q ^a  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; antibiotic resistance; cutaneous infections; history of wound care; postoperative wound care; superficial wounds; topical antibiotic; wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BACITRACIN PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BATTLE INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASEPSIS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79951557485     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.10.038     Document Type: Article

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