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THE RATE OF HEALING OF WOUNDS TREATED WITH ULTRA‐VIOLET LIGHT
Author(s) -
Brockis J. G.,
Elliott M.,
Lissiman M.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1965.tb04455.x
Subject(s) - medicine , wound healing , flora (microbiology) , surgery , bacteria , genetics , biology
Summary Ultra‐violet light applied locally to wounds delays healing and in the presence of infection it causes a temporary decrease in the bacterial flora, but this is accompanied by increased tissue destruction and further delay in wound healing.