EFFECT OF SCRUBBING AND IRRIGATION ON STAPHYLOCOCCAL AND STREPTOCOCCAL COUNTS IN CONTAMINATED LACERATIONS

Authors
HOWELL JM DHINDSA HS STAIR TO EDWARDS BA
Citation
Jm. Howell et al., EFFECT OF SCRUBBING AND IRRIGATION ON STAPHYLOCOCCAL AND STREPTOCOCCAL COUNTS IN CONTAMINATED LACERATIONS, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 37(12), 1993, pp. 2754-2755
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Microbiology
Journal title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00664804
Volume
37
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2754 - 2755
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(1993)37:12<2754:EOSAIO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We studied the effects of scrubbing with poloxamer 188 (SCR), irrigati ng with povidone iodine (PI), and scrubbing followed by irrigation (SC R-PI) on staphylococcal and streptococcal counts in inoculated guinea Pig lacerations. PI irrigation and SCR-PI significantly lowered strept ococcal counts (P < 0.05). Staphylococcal counts were not different fr om those in controls.