conclusions more than behalf of the wound isolates were esbl positive, and the presence of blaveb-1 was determined in less than half of these isolates. fortunately, resistance to imipenem and meropenem was low. results the majority of the wound isolates were resistant to augmentin (90%, n = 80) and cefpodoxime (87.6%, n = 78). however, the majority was susceptible to imipenem and meropenem. fif...

background staphylococcus aureus is one of the most causative organisms in the skin wound infections. development of resistant s. aureus to current treatments in individuals with low immunity is a global concern. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of herbal formulation against skin wound infection. methods the efficacy of herbal formulation containing oliveria decumbens and pela...

BACKGROUND As millions of emergency department (ED) visits each year include wound care, emergency care providers must remain experts in acute wound management. The variety of acute wounds presenting to the ED challenge the physician to select the most appropriate management to facilitate healing. A complete wound history along with anatomic and specific medical considerations for each patient ...

alginate hydrogel and honey have a notably effect on wound healing process, therefore assessment of combined impact of those are essential. in this study, the effect of homey-based alginate hydrogel, alginate hydrogel and commercial alginate dressings in recovery of wound in a mouse model was studied. in this study, 20 wistar rats were divided into four groups of five. one wound with dimension ...

introduction :   co 2 (carbon dioxide) laser application in circumcision, for cutting and coagulation, has been reported to have excellent results. also, tissue glue has been reported to have advantages over sutures for approximation of wound edges. most previous studies focused on comparisons between co 2 laser and scalpel, or between tissue glue and sutures. this study prospectively compared ...

the introduction of newly devised wound dressing has been a major breakthrough in the management of wounds or infections. the aims of this paper are to isolate and identify bacterial species causing burn wound infections from a university-related iranian hospital as well as determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolated microorganisms to newly devised nanocomposite materials ...

background: increasing abdominal subcutaneous tissue thickness is a risk factor for postoperative complications in obese women who underwent cesarean section (c/s). different strategies have used to decrease the wound complications. using antibacterial vicryl suture to decrease infectious complications has been studied for several years. present study assesses the effect of subcutaneous closure...