Silver dressings augment the ability of negative pressure wound therapy to reduce bacteria in a contaminated open fracture model

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Stinner, Daniel J ^a   Waterman, Scott M ^a   Masini, Brendan D ^a   Wenke, Joseph C ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Infection; Negative pressure; Open fracture; Silver dressing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DNA MODIFICATION; GAUZE DRESSING; GOAT; INOCULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER IMPREGNATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

ANIMALS; BANDAGES; GOATS; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79960425984     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318221944a     Document Type: Article

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