The antimicrobial efficacy of a silver alginate dressing against a broad spectrum of clinically relevant wound isolates

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-243

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

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Medical Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biofilm; Infection; Silver; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILVER ALGINATE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING; YEAST;

ALGINATES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; BIOFILMS; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GLUCURONIC ACID; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79955738337     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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