Bacteriology of Large Human Burns Treated With Silver Nitrate

“…Lindsey has consistently correlated clostridial bacterial counts with sur¬ vival times of goats wounded in a standard fashion.17 Brentano et al have clearly stated the importance of quantitative bacteriology in as¬ cribing clinical significance to or¬ ganisms recovered from wounds. 18 Quantitative studies of clostridial infections would seem especially im¬ portant in an effort to define stages of disease which are now dif¬ ferentiated on rather elusive clini¬ cal grounds.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gas Gangrene

Clark¹,

Bernard²,

Gray³

1969

Arch Surg

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“…Sub-escharal cultures were taken by biopsy of the eschartissue interface at the time of debridement. The swab technique does not give good quantitative measures of the bacterial flora of the burn wound as pointed out by Brentano, et d 3 We are now using the "capillary gauze method" to obtain quantitative data. All patients were initially treated with penicillin and streptomycin.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Clinical Study of Local Burn Wound Therapy

Kaplan

Berggren

1968

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Summary A group of patients with burns covering a surface area under 30 percent was treated with either 0.5% silver nitrate or Sulfamylon. Both agents appeared to be equally effective in controlling bacterial growth. Eschar separation was often prolonged, particularly when bacterial growth was well controlled. It seems that early excision and grafting of the small burn wound may be a valuable way to decrease cost and morbidity. Since the average hospital stay for these patients was more than 40 days, more vigorous efforts must be made to heal these wounds. When comparing the two modes of therapy in the treatment of the small thermal injuries, Sulfamylon may be the better drug due to its ease of administration and good patient and personnel acceptance.

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Bacteriology of Large Human Burns Treated With Silver Nitrate

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The Bacterial Flora of Peripheral Vascular Ulcers

The Bacterial Flora of Peripheral Vascular Ulcers

Gas Gangrene

Comparative Clinical Study of Local Burn Wound Therapy

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