The Role of Topical Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Burn Wound Infection: Evaluation in the Rat,
Abstract
The results of this study indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the effectiveness of 1% silver sulfadiazine in DSMO and 1% silver sulfadiazine in a hygrophilic base (Silvadine), when these formulations were used as antimicrobials applied topically to thermal burn wounds. The antimicrobial efficacy of silver sulfadiazine was not destroyed by mixing this agent with DMSO, since the recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was significantly lower in all animals treated with silver sulfadiazine, whatever the formulation, when compared to animals not treated with silver sulfadiazine. Further studies with higher concentrations of silver sulfadiazine in DMSO may be useful. Although the concept of DMSO as a medicinal carrier is not novel, with further investigation, it may prove to be germane in the treatment of eschar-covered thermal burns.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP001836
Entities
People
- Douglas J. Raskin
- Kathleen H. Sullivan
- Norman H. Rappaport
Organizations
- Baylor College of Medicine