Antiseptics and control of bacterial load in venous ulcers

The onset of infection on a skin ulcer (chronic wound) leads to a halt in the tissue repair process and requires a systemic antibiotic therapy which, at an early stage, will be empirical and, therefore, not free from setbacks. The use of antimicrobials with reduced cytotoxic/histiolesive power can be considered, in many cases, a valid alternative for bacterial burden and local infection control. The combination of antimicrobials based on polystyrene biguanide, betaine and iodine cadexomer, in many cases, allows to control/reduce the bacterial burden and local infection by acting as a starter for the resumption of the tissue repair process.