Efficiency of magnesium-containing preparation polykatan in therapy of purulent wounds.
Local treatment with polykatan, a magnesium-containing drug based on bischofite mineral, promoted healing of infected skin wounds. Wound cleansing from bacteria was due to a direct antibacterial effect of the drug.
Spasov
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AA
Department of Pharmacology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volgograd Medical Academy, Russia.
Fomichev
E V
EV
Guseva
T N
TN
Mazanova
L S
LS
Shchava
S N
SN
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D017616:Magnesium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008903:Minerals / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008903:Minerals