Effective management of pressure ulcers using Hydrofibre technology with silver ions

Wound Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-44

  Ciliberti, M ^a   De Lara, F ^a   Serra, G ^a   Tafuro, F ^a   Iazzetta, F M ^a   De Martino, V ^a   Filosa, A ^b   Scognamiglio, R ^b   Ciliberti, G ^b   Veneri, M R ^b  

^a CART (Wound Care Centre ASL NAPOLI 3 SUD)   (Italy)

^b Unit of Microbiology San Leonardo Hospital (ASL NAPOLI 3 SUD)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti infective; Bedsore; Dressing; Microbial drug resistance; Pressure ulcer; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DEVICE SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVER DRESSING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84901927336     PISSN: 22139095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wndm.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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