title: [Use of papain in visceral infections].
abstract: This research was carried out at the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo and deals with the experiment of papain utilization for visceral irrigation in patients with severe infection. It was observed that seventy two hours after treatment, there was a considerable reduction of purulent secretion, and that the medium time of cicatrization of all lesions was thirty days.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rogenski
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010206:Papain / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013492:Suppuration; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D010206:Papain
vernacular_title: Uso de papaína em infecções de vísceras.