Bs. Nagoba et al., TREATMENT OF SUPERFICIAL PSEUDOMONAL INFECTIONS WITH CITRIC-ACID - ANEFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL APPROACH, The Journal of hospital infection, 40(2), 1998, pp. 155-157
The antibacterial effect of citric acid for antibiotic resistant Pseud
omonas aeruginosa was studied. Twenty-five clinical isolates were test
ed and all were inhibited by 2% citric acid in a broth dilution assay.
Topical application of 2-3% citric acid to wounds, for three to seven
times, successfully eliminated P. aeruginosa from the site. The use o
f this agent is therefore recommended as an effective and economical a
pproach to the control of multiple antibiotic resistant strains of P.
aeruginosa causing superficial infections.