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The Efficacy of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PHMB) with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Open Diabetic Foot Amputation [PDF]
Foot Ankle OrthopCategory: Diabetes; Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: The therapeutic efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in treating skin defects in diabetic foot ulcers has been demonstrated, although the management of bacterial biofilms remains ...
Jiyong Ahn +6 more
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Double-Biguanide Therapy for Resistant Acanthamoeba Keratitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2011 Aims: To report the clinical and diagnostic findings of a patient with Acanthamoeba keratitis resistant to both polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB)-hexamidine and chlorhexidine-hexamidine treatment.
Giulio Ferrari +2 more
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Contact allergy to polyhexamethylene biguanide (polyaminopropyl biguanide). [PDF]
Contact Dermatitis, 2021 AbstractBackgroundPolyaminopropyl biguanide (INCI name) and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) are polymeric biguanides. PHMB is a broad‐spectrum antimicrobial substance used as a preservative in many products. Due to our limited knowledge on PHMB contact allergy frequency and the fact that cases of allergic contact dermatitis to PHMB might be missed ...
Sukakul T +9 more
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Polyhexanide (PHMB) – properties and applications in medicine [PDF]
European Journal of Biological Research, 2020 Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) is one of the many antiseptics available in the medicine. It stands out from the others with its numerous advantages.
Patrycja Szkołuda, Tomasz M. Karpiński
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Use of Native Type I Collagen Matrix Plus Polyhexamethylene Biguanide for Chronic Wound Treatment [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019 Background:. Chronic wounds represent a significant financial burden to the healthcare system and a quality-of-life burden to patients. Many chronic wounds have elevated bioburden in the form of biofilm, which has been associated with delayed wound ...
Alisha R. Oropallo, MD, FACS
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Effect of Native Type I Collagen with Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Antimicrobial on Wounds: Interim Registry Results [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019 Background:. Biofilm can impair wound healing by maintaining an elevated, but ineffective, inflammatory state. This article describes interim results from the prospective RESPOND postmarketing registry evaluating the use of a native type 1, porcine ...
Michael A. Bain, MD, MMS +4 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 In recent years, a rise in the number of contact lens users in the UK and worldwide coincided with an increased incidence of microbial keratitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activities of polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG),
Dharanga Ratnayake +3 more
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Membranes, 2023 Wound infection is a common complication of chronic wounds. It can impair healing, which may not occur without external help. Antimicrobial dressings (AMDs) are a type of external help to infected chronic wounds.
Luís M. Vaz +3 more
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Polyhexanide as a new antiseptic composition for a dentist
Эндодонтия Today, 2021 Aim. To assess systematically the available scientific evidence about clinical response of using polyhexanide as an antiseptic agent in medicine and dentistry.
Z. S. Khabadze +5 more
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Polyhexamethylene biguanide exposure leads to viral aggregation [PDF]
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2009 This study reports the activity of two biguanides against MS2 bacteriophage used as a surrogate virus for nonenveloped mammalian viruses and provides an explanation as to their apparent limited efficacy.When tested in a standard suspension test, two polyhexamethylene biguanides (PHMB), VANTOCIL TG and COSMOCIL CQ, reduced the viability of MS2 by only 1-
Pinto, Federica +3 more
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