Skin disinfection by plasma-tissue interaction: Comparison of the effectivity of tissue-tolerable plasma and a standard antiseptic

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 284-288

  Lademann, O ^a   Kramer, A ^a   Richter, H ^c   Patzelt, A ^c   Meinke, M C ^c   Czaika, V ^e   Weltmann, K D ^b   Hartmann, B ^d   Koch, S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Traumacenter Berlin ^*  (Germany)

^e HELIOS Klinikum Bad Saarow   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Hair follicle; Skin barrier; Stratum corneum; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL LOAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR FOLLICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN PENETRATION; TISSUE INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; EAR; PLASMA GASES; SKIN; SWINE;

EID: 79959550535     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329913     Document Type: Article

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