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An observational prospective study of topical acidified nitrite for killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in contaminated wounds

BACKGROUND: Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) kills bacteria and other organisms as part of the innate immune response. When nitrite is exposed to low pH, NO is generated and has been used as an NO delivery system to treat skin infections. We demonstrated eradication of MRSA carriage from wounds using a...

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Autores principales: Ormerod, Anthony D, Shah, Amjad AJ, Li, Hong, Benjamin, Nigel B, Ferguson, Gail P, Leifert, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22032298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-458