Management of a Difficult-to-Heal Chronic Wound Infected With Methycillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient With Psoriasis Following a Complex Knee Surgery
| Autor: | Mayukh Bhattacharyya, Helen Bradley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Chronic wound
Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Knee Injuries medicine.disease_cause 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Psoriasis Female patient medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Orthopedic Procedures Aged Wound Healing integumentary system business.industry Silver Compounds General Medicine medicine.disease Bandages Dermatology Surgery Knee surgery Female Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcal Skin Infections Implant medicine.symptom Wound healing business Methycillin |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. 5:105-108 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6941 1534-7346 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534734606288410 |
| Popis: | This report presents the difficulties encountered in managing a wound colonized with methycillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) following a complex knee surgery in an elderly female patient with generalized psoriasis. The patient’s chronic wound was successfully treated with nanocrystalline silver-releasing dressings (Acticoat™). The patient did not develop a deep-seated infection, nor was removal of the implant needed. However, the wound infection persisted for 6 months. At 3 years follow-up, the patient has satisfactory skin over the implant on the knee. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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