Burn wound infection delays wound healing, leading to varying degrees of morbidity and mortality. Various antibiotics are administered to burn patients in burn wound management. The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a menace that costs families and the country. This review seeks to expound on infections related to burn wounds, common bacteria of burn wound infections and choice of antibioti...

abstract background: the main goals in treating burns are to accelerate tissue renovation and prevent infection. topical antibiotics are used in the treatment of burns, but they can cause side effects. recently, a traditional ointment (olea) has been used in iran in the treatment of burns. this study examines the effect of topical honey ointment in healing of burn patients. materials and method...

The debate on the use of antiseptics or antibiotics in the local antibacterial treatment of burns is still open. In general, it is believed that antibiotics are responsible for the selection of resistant strains, while the same cannot be said of antiseptics when both antibiotics and antiseptics are applied to lesions in insufficient concentrations. The current literature offers many studies on ...

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Acetic acid is a traditional antiseptic agent that has been used for more than 6000 years. The main goal of this study was to demonstrate the suitability of Suprathel (PolyMedics Innovations GmbH, Denkendorf, Germany) in combination with various antiseptic agents to create an "antiseptic-matrix" especially designed for problematic microorganisms such as Proteus vulgaris, Acinetobacter baumannii...

p-Aminomethylbenzenesulphonamide (I) was first described by Miller, Sprague, Kissinger & McBurney (1940), and is used in therapy as its hydrochloride, Ambamide (formerly Marfanil). Its antibacterial properties were studied by Klartr (1941) who found it to be less active than sulphanilamide against streptococci, but more active against anaerobic bacteria (cf. Schoop & Stoltz, 1941 Hamre, Walker,...

In the pursuit of success in sports, some athletes are not deterred by health risks associated with the (mis)use of black market preparations of dubious origin as performance-enhancing agents. Several studies published in the recent years demonstrated that anabolic-androgenic steroids, but also stimulants and growth hormones, are misused by numerous recreational athletes from all over the world...