The antimicrobial efficacy of silver on antibiotic-resistant bacteria isolated from burn wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 488-493

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

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Medical Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Burns; Microbiology; Silver; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

SILVER ALGINATE; SILVER CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BURN; BURN DRESSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; VIBRIO;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; BURNS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84866545326     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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