Efficacy of a tyrothricin-containing wound gel in an abrasive wound model for superficial wounds

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-56

  Wigger Alberti, W ^a   Stauss Grabo, M ^b   Grigo, K ^a   Atiye, S ^b   Williams, R ^a   Korting, H C ^c  

^a Bioskin GmbH   (Germany)

^b Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abrasive wound model; Skin; Superficial wound; Tyrothricin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

TYROSUR; TYROTHRICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ABRASION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYROTHRICIN; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869864748     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343907     Document Type: Article

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