The effect of pH on the antimicrobial efficiency of silver alginate on chronic wound isolates

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 86-90

  Slone, Will ^a   Linton, Sara ^a   Okel, Tyler ^a   Corum, Linda ^a   Thomas, John G ^a   Percival, Steven L ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Advanced Medical Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; Microbiology; pH; Silver; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; SILVER ALGINATE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC WOUND; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS ISOLATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND PH; YEAST;

EID: 79955621906     PISSN: 18764983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcws.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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