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- Title
Evidence summary: Wound infection: iodophors and biofilms.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the evidence in the effectiveness of iodophors to denature biofilm in wounds, inhibiting development of biofilm, and reducing bacterial biofilm. It provides with some conditions of patients in which iodine should not be used, and states that no difference was found regards to adverse reactions between iodine and other methods of local wound care. Topics include characteristics of the evidence, best practice recommendations, and grades of recommendations.
- Subjects
WOUND infections; BIOFILMS; WOUND healing; CHRONIC wounds &; injuries; IODOPHORS; PREVENTION
- Publication
Wound Practice & Research, 2013, Vol 21, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
1837-6304
- Publication type
Article