Treatment of an infected venous leg ulcer with honey dressings.
An infectious diseases unit is potentially an ideal environment in which to carry out research into honey-based dressings. This article looks at the barriers to carrying out case study-based research, and describes the treatment of an elderly gentleman with venous leg ulcers. The patient's wounds improved with the honey-based dressing, but it failed to free the wound of microbes. One possible explanation is that the honey, instead of killing the microbes, actually provided them with a food source.
Alcaraz
Antonia
A
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Kelly
Jennifer
J
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D001458:Bandages; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein