EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A NEW WATER-JEL SYSTEM ON SPECIFIC BACTERIAL AND YEAST STRAINS IN LABORATORY CONDITIONS

In three previous studies the Water-Jet (WJ) system was found to prefe ct barn wounds from microbial contamination, to have excellent analges ic and cooling effects when used as a first-aid dressing and to be bac tericidal to 15 microorganisms including yeasts tested from the Ostrav a Burn Unit. Now a new WJ system has been introduced without povidone iodine. An extensive bacteriological laboratory evaluation of the Mew WI system showed quite clearly its excellent antimicrobial and antimyc otic properties for 13 of the 15 strains of microorganisms tested, the only exceptions being Clostridium difficile and partially Streptococc us faecalis. In a preliminary study, the new WT system was used for 24 -48 h in 74 burned patients with superficial partial and deep partial skin thickness burns. In 89 per cent of them there were no signs of in fection on their burn wound after 48 h. The new WJ system was well tol erated and no allergic reactions appeared.