The effect of a semiocclusive dressing on the microbial population in superficial wounds.
Arch Surg
; 119(3): 287-9, 1984 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-6365033
ABSTRACT
Superficial wounds in a Yorkshire pig were treated with a semiocclusive polyurethane film dressing (PUD) or left open. The number and types of microflora present in the wounds each day was determined by a scrub technique, selective media, and the spiral plating system. In wounds covered with the PUD, the number of organisms increased, and there were more gram-negative pathogens. We concluded that microorganisms in wound beds multiply and survive better beneath a semiocclusive dressing than with air exposure.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecção dos Ferimentos
/
Curativos Oclusivos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1984
Tipo de documento:
Article