The effect and safety of dressing composed by nylon threads covered with metallic silver in wound treatment

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-197

  Brogliato, Ariane R ^a   Borges, Paula A ^a   Barros, Janaina F ^a   Lanzetti, Manuela ^b   Valença, Samuel ^a   Oliveira, Nesser C ^c   Izário Filho, Hélcio J ^d   Benjamim, Claudia F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c LM Farma Indústria e Comércio SIA ^*  (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dressing; Infection; Lesion; Mice; Silver; Skin; Toxicity; Wound

Indexed keywords

NYLON; SILVER; MALONALDEHYDE; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; SILVER DRESSING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NYLON THREAD SILVER DRESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER DRESSING; SKIN DEFECT; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; ARGYRIA; BANDAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; INJURY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARGYRIA; BANDAGES; CELL SURVIVAL; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; SILVER; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84897086047     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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