Antiseptics and control of bacterial load in venous ulcers

Submitted: February 19, 2018
Accepted: May 8, 2018
Published: June 22, 2018
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The onset of infection on a skin ulcer (chronic wound) leads to a halt in the tissue repair process and requires a systemic antibiotic therapy which, at an early stage, will be empirical and, therefore, not free from setbacks. The use of antimicrobials with reduced cytotoxic/histiolesive power can be considered, in many cases, a valid alternative for bacterial burden and local infection control. The combination of antimicrobials based on polystyrene biguanide, betaine and iodine cadexomer, in many cases, allows to control/reduce the bacterial burden and local infection by acting as a starter for the resumption of the tissue repair process.

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Nebbioso, G., Falasconi, C., Nebbioso, V., & Petrella, F. (2018). Antiseptics and control of bacterial load in venous ulcers. Italian Journal of Wound Care, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ijwc.2018.21

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