Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Topical Metronidazole Therapy for Pressure Sores of Geriatric Patients

1983; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb04159.x

1532-5415

Irving H. Gomolin, J. Leonard Brandt,

Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVolume 31, Issue 11 p. 710-712 Topical Metronidazole Therapy for Pressure Sores of Geriatric Patients IRVING H. GOMOLIN MD, CM, FRCP(C), Corresponding Author IRVING H. GOMOLIN MD, CM, FRCP(C) Assistant Director of Medical Services, Hebrew Home and Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, ConnecticutHebrew Home and Hospital, 615 Tower Avenue, Hartford, CT 06112Search for more papers by this authorJ. LEONARD BRANDT MD, FACP, J. LEONARD BRANDT MD, FACP Director of Medical Services, Hebrew Home and Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of MedicineSearch for more papers by this author IRVING H. GOMOLIN MD, CM, FRCP(C), Corresponding Author IRVING H. GOMOLIN MD, CM, FRCP(C) Assistant Director of Medical Services, Hebrew Home and Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, ConnecticutHebrew Home and Hospital, 615 Tower Avenue, Hartford, CT 06112Search for more papers by this authorJ. LEONARD BRANDT MD, FACP, J. LEONARD BRANDT MD, FACP Director of Medical Services, Hebrew Home and Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of MedicineSearch for more papers by this author First published: November 1983 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb04159.xCitations: 22 Received from the Hebrew Home and Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1 Reuler JB, Cooney TG: The pressure sore: pathophysiology and principles of management. Ann Intern Med 94: 661, 1981. 2 Agate JN: Pressure sores, in JC Brocklehurst (ed): Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. New York, Churchill Livingstone 1978, p 640. 3 Manley MT: Incidence, contributory factors and costs of pressure sores. S Afr Med J 53: 217, 1978. 4 Petersen NC, Bittmann S: The epidemiology of pressure sores. Scand J plast Reconstr Surg 5: 62, 1971. 5 Garibaldi RA, Brodine S, Matsumiya S: Infections among patients in nursing homes. Policies, prevalence, and problems. N Engl J Med 305: 731, 1981. 6 Jones PH, Willis AT, Ferguson IR: Treatment of anaerobically infected pressure sores with topical metronidazole. Lancet 1: 214, 1978. 7 Shea JD: Pressure sores. Classification and management. Clin Orthop 112: 89 1975. 8 Swartz MN: Cellulitis and superficial infections, in GL Mandell, RG Douglas, JE Bennett (eds): Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1979, p 797. 9 Galpin JE, Chow AW, Bayer AS, et al: Sepsis associated with decubitus ulcers. Am J Med 61: 346, 1976. 10 Rissing JP, Crowder JG, Dunfee T, et al: Bacteroides bacteremia from decubitus ulcers. South Med J 67: 1179, 1974. 11 Peromet M, Labbe M, Yourassowsky E, et al: Anaerobic bacteria isolated from decubitus ulcers. Infection 1: 205, 1973. 12 Brogden RN, Heel RC, Speight TM, et al: Metronidazole in anaerobic infections: a review of its activity, pharmacokinetics and therapeutic use. Drugs 16: 387, 1978. 13 Goldman P: Metronidazole. N Engl J Med 303: 1212, 1980. 14 Beard CM, Noller KL, O'Fallon WM, et al: Lack of evidence for cancer due to use of metronidazole. N Engl J Med 301: 519, 1979. 15 Friedman GD: Cancer after metronidazole. N Engl J Med 302: 519, 1980. Citing Literature Volume31, Issue11November 1983Pages 710-712 ReferencesRelatedInformation