Acetic acid treatment of pseudomonal wound infections – A review

Acetic Acid Treatment of Pseudomonal Wound Infections

Aim: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a classic opportunistic pathogen with innate resistance to many antibiotics and disinfectants. It is ubiquitous in hospital environment and because of its ability to survive in hospital environment it creates threat to patient’s care.The antibacterial effect of acetic acid against multiple antibiotic resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from nosoco...

Ototoxicity of Acetic Acid: A Short Review

Various drugs, in the form of ear drops or topical irrigation, are used to treat chronic discharging ears. Recently, Burow’s solution has gained popularity for its excellent antibacterial and antifungal activity. A specifically interesting attribute of this solution to clinicians is its efficacy in treating MRSA, i.e., Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as well as various other antibio...

Treatment of Trachoma by Acetic Acid.

patienit got the largest subconjunctival haematoma I have ever seen: at the end of the operation it stood up round the lower and inner part of the cornea, looking very much like a kidney with the hilum at the limbus. Before bandaging the eye I tapped this haematoma, with a cut from a pair of scissors. Recovery was tunieventful and the case left hospital at the end of the month. Tested in out-pa...

Treatment of Cholera with Acetic Acid

Ix the year 1864 I treated thirteen cases of sporadic cholera with acetic acid and vinegar; twelve recovered, one died; the fatal case had been treated for five hours with full doses of calomel and opium before I saw him, and died comatose an hour after my visit. In 1865 I treated four cases of sporadic cholera on the same plan, and they all recovered. During March and April of the present year...

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