Locally produced microbial cellulose dressing from Acetobacter-xylinum compared with silver sulfadiazine cream for patients with acute superficial partial thickness burn wounds: a randomized controlled trial.
- Author:
Jesus A LIZARDO
;
Jose Joven V CRUZ
- Publication Type:Journal Article, Original
- MeSH:
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- From:
Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties
2012;67(1):1-7
- CountryPhilippines
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Abstract:
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of microbial cellulose (MCD) dressing from Acetobacter xylinum in promoting healing of superficial partial thickness burn wounds to standard dressing ussing silver sulfadiazine (SSD) cream and gauze in terms of the following: time to healing, pain score, scarring and infection rate.Population: Subject included patients seen at the STR Burn Center UP-PGH from Febraury 2008 to December 2010. Patients were 18-50 years of age with
