Effect of medical honey on wounds colonised or infected with MRSA.
Full healing was achieved in seven consecutive patients whose wounds were either infected or colonised with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antiseptics and antibiotics had previously failed to irradicate the clinical signs of infection.
Blaser
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Woundpecker Wound Care Team, Children's Hospital Medical Centre, University of Bonn, Germany.
Santos
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Bode
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Vetter
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Simon
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A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000464:Alginates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D005858:Germany; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*
D000464:Alginates; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid