Antimicrobial effects of plasma-mediated bipolar radiofrequency ablation on bacteria and fungi relevant for wound infection

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-33

  Sönnergren, Henrik H ^a   Strömbeck, Louise ^b   Faergemann, Jan ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ablation techniques; Bactericidal; Coblation; Debridement; Fungicidal; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA MEDIATED BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALBUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WOUND INFECTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER ABLATION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOT TEMPERATURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84855208697     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1171     Document Type: Article

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