A dog had a 1.4 cm dia. atheroma surgically removed from tail. 10 days later stitches were removed, but the OP site was lightly infected. The owners were instructed to wash with chlorhexidine shampoo and dress the wound daily. 5 days later, the OP wound showed light superficial…
The UK National Health Service (NHS) has a database containing 11 million patient records from 550 general practices (primary care) in the UK and studies have shown that this database is representative of the UK in general. As the UK healthcare system is not substantially different to other…
It has always been assumed that antimicrobial resistance would only develop in response to the use of antibiotics, but newer data suggest that antiseptics, disinfectants and other antibacterial approaches are even worse at creating resistance. Data namely indicate that these chemicals cause the bacteria to become tolerant or…
In general, water is the best medium for wound cleaning. It removes large parts of slough and hence undesirable microbes effectively; in particular if it is applied with the pressure that can be achieved by using a wash-bottle or a large syringe. If a large contusion zone or…