Simple and effective approach for the treatment of traumatic wounds in non-diabetic patients: A prospective open study

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 585-589

  Nagoba, Basavraj ^a   Gandhi, Rajan ^a   Wadher, Bharat ^b   Rao, Arunkumar ^a   Selkar, Sohan ^a  

^a MIMSR Medical College   (India)

^b RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agent; Citric acid treatment; Traumatic wounds; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CITRIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PEFLOXACIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CITROBACTER; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OINTMENT; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRAUMATIC WOUND; WOUND; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT; CITRIC ACID TREATMENT; TRAUMATIC WOUNDS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BANDAGES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84884712684     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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