COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFICACY ANTIMICROBIAL CLOTH CONTAINING ANTIBIOTICS AND CERTAIN ANTISEPTICS

Abstract

The efficacy of nine samples of cloth containing various antimicrobial drugs was tested on fifty indicator strains of Staphylococcus, E. coli, Bacillus pyocyaneus, Proteus, and Candida, obtained from wounds secretions. The antimicrobial substances were chemically bound to functional groups of modified cellulose of the cloth. It was found that cloths containing neomycin (20,000 units /g), mycerin (20,000 units /g) silver(2.5 and 6%), copper (3.5%) and iodine (10%) were most effective. Hexachlorophene had very little effect on any of the microorganisms tested. This method is recommended for clinical use in preventing postoperative infection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 1969
Accession Number
AD0688065

Entities

People

  • N. S. Plotkina

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antiseptics
  • Cellulose
  • Indicators
  • Infection
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Microorganisms
  • Molecules
  • Prokaryotes
  • Resistance
  • Surgery
  • Translations
  • Wound Infections

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