Do topical antibiotics improve wound healing?

dc.contributor.author	Diehr, Sabina	eng
dc.contributor.author	Hamp, Andrew	eng
dc.contributor.author	Jamieson, Barbara	eng
dc.date.issued	2007	eng
dc.description.abstract	The use of topical triple-antibiotic ointments significantly decreases infection rates in minor contaminated wounds compared with a petrolatum control. Plain petrolatum ointment is equivalent to triple-antibiotic ointments for sterile wounds as a post- procedure wound dressing (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on randomized controlled trials [RCTs]).	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3613	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Clinical Inquiries, 2007 (MU)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 56, no. 02 (February 2007): 140+	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	infection rates	eng
dc.subject	secondary infection	eng
dc.subject	chronic wounds	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Wound healing	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Wounds and injuries -- Infections -- Prevention	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Barrier creams	eng
dc.title	Do topical antibiotics improve wound healing?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

Clinical Inquiries, 2007
The items in this collection constitute volume 56 of Clinical Inquiries.