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Patricia M. Mertz; William H. Eaglstein, MD

Arch Surg. 1984;119(3):287-289.

Abstract
• Superficial wounds in a Yorkshire pig were treated with a semiocclusive polyurethane film dressing (PUD) or left open. The number and types of microflora present in the wounds each day was determined by a scrub technique, selective media, and the spiral plating system. In wounds covered with the PUD, the number of organisms increased, and there were more gram-negative pathogens. We concluded that microorganisms in wound beds multiply and survive better beneath a semiocclusive dressing than with air exposure.

(Arch Surg 1984;119:287-289)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 15, 1983.

Reprint requests to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, RC-513 Scaife Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 (Ms Mertz).

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