Veterinary practices may stock a number of different ear preparations and cleaners based on first- and second-line preferences, which may be set out by a practice protocol or guidelines. In many...
The use of honey has featured throughout history with links to religion, cult and mythology, but probably one of the most prominent uses has been medicinally. The medicinal use of honey has been noted...
Infection may be defined as infiltration of sterile tissue by microorganisms or invasion of sites normally colonised by commensal bacteria by potentially pathogenic bacteria. Inflammation is the...
The evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria such as meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the clinical challenge they pose to wound management has been well publicised (Guyot and...
Infection delays wound healing. If infection is thought to be the cause of the delay in wound healing in a surgical wound, then a thorough review of the patient, the environment and surgical technique...
Antibiotics do not remove the burden of protein rich material and the potential contributing factors that may have encouraged infection in the first place. Bacteria present in a wound at high levels...