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mafenide /maf·en·ide/ (maf´in-īd) an antibacterial, used topically as the monoacetate salt in superficial infections.

mafenide [maf´en-īd]

a compound used in the form of the acetate and hydrochloride salts for topical treatment of infections.

mafenide

a sulfonamide that is not inhibited by the presence of pus and necrotic tissue; used mostly for local application to infected wounds. Called also homosulfanilamide, sulfamylon.

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acid burn burn homosulfanilamide mafenide acetate Sulfamylon			Limited success has also been seen with non-antibiotic remedies such as chlorohexidine, nitrofurazone, PVP-I, mafenide and mupirocin. Antimicrobial silver in orthopedic and wound care products: the ... by Prince, Herbert N.; Prince, Daniel L. / Orthopedic Design & Technology Cutaneous burns, when they do occur should be treated as thermal cutaneous burns with bacitracin, silver sulfadiazine or mafenide acetate. Lightning injuries by Daberkow, Dayton / Southern Medical Journal Deeper wounds are usually treated with topical Dakin's solution or 5% mafenide acetate. Vancomycin-Resistant Organisms on a Burn Unit by NEWTON, TERRY / Southern Medical Journal			MADD madder Maddox cross Maddox rod Maddox wing madeira vine madeira winter cherry Madelung's deformity Madelung's disease Madelung's neck Madigan prostatectomy MADIT madness Madonna/Prostitute Syndrome Madura boil Madura foot maduramicin Madurella maduromycetoma maduromycosis maduromycotic maedi maedi-visna Maesa lanceolata MAF mafenide mafenide acetate MAFF Maffucci's syndrome MAG magaldrate Magendie's law magenstrasse Magenstraße magenta Magenta Body Magenta Tongue maggot Maggot Debridement Therapy MAGIC Magic Bullet Magic Bullet Theory Magic Factor Magic Mushroom magic mushrooms Magic Number Magic Pill Syndrome magic-bullet approach Magical Diet Magical Herbalism magical thinking			MAFAA Mafac Mafalda MAFAP MAFAR MAFARH MAFATDS MAFB MAFBA MAFBNZ MAFC MAFCA MAFCAS MAFCO MAFCS MAFCU MAFD MAFD1 MAFDC MAFE MAFED MAFEI Mafeking Mafeking MAFEL mafenide mafenide acetate MAFES MAFET MAFEX MAFF MAFF MAFF MAFFE Maffei I and II Maffei system Maffeo Barberini MAFFI maffia maffia maffick mafficked mafficking mafficks Maffioso Maffle Maffler MAFFM MAFFS Maffs Airtanker Base Manager Maffucci syndrome Maffucci's syndrome Maffucci's syndrome Maffucci's syndrome

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