PERMANGANATES IN SLOUGHING AND TETANUS-INFECTED WOUNDS

Tetanus and Diphtheria Seroprevalence in Patients Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Background and Objectives: HIV infected patients are at risk for vaccine-preventable infections such as tetanus and diphtheria (Td). In these patients, these antibodies tend to decline faster. Due to the limited data, this study assessed the seroprevalence of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in HIV infected patients in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was carried o...

Tetanus immunity and physician compliance with tetanus prophylaxis practices among emergency department patients presenting with wounds.

STUDY OBJECTIVE We determine tetanus seroprotection rates and physician compliance with tetanus prophylaxis recommendations among patients presenting with wounds. METHODS A prospective observational study of patients aged 18 years or older who presented to 5 university-affiliated emergency departments (EDs) because of wounds was conducted between March 1999 and August 2000. Serum antitoxin le...

The Effect of Oliveria Decumbens and Pelargonium Graveolens on Healing of Infected Skin Wounds in Mice

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 decumben...

The Treatment of Infected Wounds

military surgery. Whatever view we choose to take of the explanation of the antiseptic efficiency of Carrel's method, the fact remains that he has shown that infected wounds?early or late?can be sterilised by the means he has devised, and no greater tribute can be paid to the successful results so obtained than the words of a printed notice which the writer of this review saw on the walls in M....

Diabetic Foot Wounds: Which Patients are More Prone to Tetanus?