Antimicrobial dressing.BIOPATCH[TM] antimicrobial dressing, from Johnson & Johnson Wound Management, is treated with chlorhexidine gluconate Chlorhexidine gluconate is a chemical antiseptic. [1] It kills (is bactericidal to) both gram-positive and gram-negative microbes, although it is less effective with some gram-negative microbes. [2] It is also bacteriostatic. , a broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antifungal agent Noun 1. antifungal agent - any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi antifungal, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, fungicide Bordeaux mixture - antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime that is released for up to seven days. When applied to a percutaneous catheter site, the dressing helps reduce catheter tip colonization and bloodstream infection. The dressing can absorb up to eight times its own weight in fluid and provides a one-inch zone of inhibition from the insertion site. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Treatment with BIOPATCH can be an effective therapy against a range of infectious agents, including antibiotic-resistant strains of staphylococci staph·y·lo·coc·cus n. pl. staph·y·lo·coc·ci A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, usually occurring in grapelike clusters and causing boils, septicemia, and other infections. and enterococci enterococci bacteria in the genus Enterococcus. . CIRCLE 220 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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