Effectiveness of antiseptics in the bacterial load reduction after septic wound dressing at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania
bacterial culture positivity was halved after septic wound dressing. Povidone-iodine significantly reduced both the total bacteria and MDR bacterial load in these wounds. Routine monitoring of antiseptics´ effectiveness is reiterated as a pivotal pre-requisite step prior to antibiotic therapies in septic wound management.
Authors
- Zengo Kashinje
- Inyasi Lawrence Akaro
- Helmut Nyawale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6916-6859)
- Vitus Silago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-3254)
- Francis Tegete
- Jeremiah Seni
- Emmanuel Jagadi
- Doris George Makweta
- Magwa Jisusi Kiyumbi
Institutions
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pan African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2025.52.108.41462
- Primary Topic
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00