A comparison of the prophylactic uses of topical mupirocin and nitrofurazone in murine crush contaminated wounds

Erdur, Butent; Ersoy, GÜRKAN; Yilmaz, OSMAN; Özkütük, AYŞE; Sis, Banu; Karcioglu, Ozgur; Parlak, Ismet; Ayrik, Cuneyt; Aksay, ERSİN; Guryay, Melek

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.030

A comparison of the prophylactic uses of topical mupirocin and nitrofurazone in murine crush contaminated wounds

Erdur B., Ersoy G., Yilmaz O., Özkütük A. A., Sis B., Karcioglu O., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.26, no.2, pp.137-143, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.030
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.137-143
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This work was conducted to study the prophylactic efficacy of 2 topical antibiotic ointments (mupirocin and nitrofurazone) against wound infection in experimental contaminated crush wounds.