Polyhexamethylene biguanide and its antimicrobial role in wound healing: A narrative review

MG Rippon, AA Rogers, K Ousey - Journal of wound care, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
A wound offers an ideal environment for the growth and proliferation of a variety of
microorganisms which, in some cases, may lead to localised or even systemic infections that …

The effects of rotating magnetic field and antiseptic on in vitro pathogenic biofilm and its milieu

D Ciecholewska-Juśko, A Żywicka, A Junka… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The application of various magnetic fields for boosting the efficacy of different antimicrobial
molecules or in the character of a self-reliant antimicrobial agent is considered a promising …

Biodiversity of Skin Microbiota as an Important Biomarker for Wound Healing

C Ersanli, A Tzora, C Voidarou, S Skoufos, DI Zeugolis… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wounded skin can naturally be repaired by a mechanism called wound
healing. Human skin is a habitat of various pathogenic and commensal bacteria. While …

The Assessment of Activity of Antiseptic Agents against Biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus Measured with the Use of Processed Microscopic Images

G Krasowski, P Migdał, M Woroszyło… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcal biofilms are major causative factors of non-healing wound infections. Their
treatment algorithms recommend the use of locally applied antiseptic agents to counteract …

[HTML][HTML] The cross-linked bacterial cellulose impregnated with octenidine dihydrochloride-based antiseptic as an antibacterial dressing material for highly-exuding …

D Ciecholewska-Juśko, A Junka, K Fijałkowski - Microbiological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly absorbent, antibacterial dressings with a sustained release of the antimicrobial
are considered necessary measures to counteract chronic wound biofilm-based infections …

The In Vitro Ability of Klebsiella pneumoniae to Form Biofilm and the Potential of Various Compounds to Eradicate It from Urinary Catheters

M Oleksy-Wawrzyniak, A Junka, M Brożyna, M Paweł… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urinary infections related to the presence of bacterial biofilm on catheters are responsible for
loss of patients' health and, due to their high frequency of occurrence, generate a significant …

The Medium Composition Impacts Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Susceptibility to Antibiotics Applied in the Treatment of Bone Infections

J Paleczny, M Brożyna, R Dudek-Wicher… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The biofilm-associated infections of bones are life-threatening diseases, requiring
application of dedicated antibiotics in order to counteract the tissue damage and spread of …

The chronic wound milieu changes essential oils' antibiofilm activity—an in vitro and larval model study

M Brożyna, B Dudek, W Kozłowska, K Malec… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Essential Oils (EOs) are currently being researched as potential antibiofilm agents
to combat infections related to chronic wound biofilms. As documented in the literature, EOs' …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of antibiofilm activity of low-concentrated hypochlorites vs polyhexanide-containing antiseptic

J Paleczny, AF Junka, P Krzyżek… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this work, the antimicrobial/antibiofilm activity of two low-concentrated chlorine-based and
releasing solutions was investigated on a total of 78 strains of methicillin-resistant …

Effectiveness of a polyhexamethylene biguanide-containing wound cleansing solution using experimental biofilm models

M Rippon, AA Rogers, S Westgate… - Journal of wound …, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: Antiseptics are widely used in wound management to prevent or treat wound
infections, and have been shown to have antibiofilm efficacy. The objective of this study was …