In vitro assessment of the antimicrobial activity of wound dressings: influence of the test method selected and impact of the pH

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wiegand, Cornelia ^a   Abel, Martin ^b   Ruth, Peter ^b   Elsner, Peter ^a   Hipler, Uta Christina ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Lohmann and Rauscher GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOMATERIALS; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACTION; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL IONS; MICROORGANISMS;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY; EXTRACTION METHOD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

PH EFFECTS;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM DRESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER NEPHELOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER DRESSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND DRESSING; BANDAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BANDAGES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84943817456     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: 15734838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-014-5343-9     Document Type: Article

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