Verification of the effectiveness of silver dressings to prevent reinfection of skin ulcers after debridement

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-297

  Parmeggiani, Domenico ^a   Apperti, Marco ^a   Goffredi, Luigi ^a   Avenia, Nicola ^b   Madonna, Imma ^a   Ambrosino, Pasquale ^a   Peltrini, Roberto ^a   Apperti, Sarah ^a   Fiore, Andrea ^a   Parmeggiani, Umberto ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Silver dressings; Skin ulcers; Wound infections

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN ULCER; SKIN ULCERS, SILVER DRESSINGS, WOUND INFECTIONS.; VERY ELDERLY;

SKIN ULCERS, SILVER DRESSINGS, WOUND INFECTIONS.;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 84893452276     PISSN: 0003469X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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