Zinc tape treatment of burns infected by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an experimental study on guinea pigs.
Third-degree burns on guinea pigs were infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The wounds were treated with a zinc tape, a gauze sponge, or a plastic foil. In tissue specimens from the wounds, less growth of Pseudomonas was found in zinc tape treated wounds than in gauze- or plastic foil treated wounds. In vitro it was found that zinc oxide possesses an antibacterial effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.
D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D015032:Zinc / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D015032:Zinc; D015034:Zinc Oxide