title: [Wounds and infections: "speaking about silver"].
abstract: This report documents the existing basic concepts about localized infections found due to chronic cutaneous lesions from their identification to their local treatment at the injury site itself. This report also provides a simple explanation how to treat chronic injuries locally; furthermore, this report publishes how to treat these wounds topically by means of antiseptics having a silver base to them.
authors.affiliation: Centro de salud de Laviana (Area VIII Asturias).
authors.forename: Luis J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Vigil-Escalera Quintanal
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lavandeira Adán
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D012834:Silver / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D012834:Silver