The local effect of a silver chelate on standardized scald wounds of the rat
Springorum, H.W.; Bertram, E.; Köhnlein, H.E.; Winckler, S.
Arzneimittel-Forschung 25(11): 1782-1783
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4172 PMID: 812507 Document Number: 89574
In rat experiments a new silver chelate salt preparation is tested on scald wounds after standardized infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 30% of the animals survive scalding and infection after treatment with the new cream. This percentage does not reach the gentamycin treated reference group (60%). After combining gentamycin and silver chelate salt in local therapy 75% of the animals survive. Combination of silver chelate salt and gentamycin seems to be a very successful local therapy of scald wounds.