"Nitrofurazone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A topical anti-infective agent effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. It is used for superficial WOUNDS AND INJURIES and skin infections. Nitrofurazone has also been administered orally in the treatment of TRYPANOSOMIASIS.
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D009583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.640.600.691 D03.383.312.649.691
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| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrofurazone" by people in Profiles.
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Cost effectiveness of antimicrobial catheters for adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital. Eur Urol. 2014 Oct; 66(4):615-8.
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Assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infection - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2013 May 04; 381(9877):1536.
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Antimicrobial catheters for reduction of symptomatic urinary tract infection in adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2012 Dec 01; 380(9857):1927-35.
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Types of urethral catheter for reducing symptomatic urinary tract infections in hospitalised adults requiring short-term catheterisation: multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of antimicrobial- and antiseptic-impregnated urethral catheters (the CATHETER trial). Health Technol Assess. 2012 Nov; 16(47):1-197.
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Silver or nitrofurazone impregnation of urinary catheters has a minimal effect on uropathogen adherence. J Urol. 2010 Dec; 184(6):2565-71.
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Prophylaxis and treatment of Chagas disease in renal transplant donor and recipient: case report. Transplant Proc. 2010 Jan-Feb; 42(1):393-4.