Bacterial Control in Partial Thickness Burns Using Silver-containing Wound Dressings

Inclusion Criteria: Burn wounds with flux values, measured by Laser Doppler Imaging, corresponding with expected healing time between 7 and 21 days, flux values between 200 and 1000 (red-pink or pink-yellow-green colour) Wounds treated with a hydrocolloid paste prior to LDI Possibility to follow the complete treatment schedule until wound healing and participation on complete follow-up schedule Informed consent Partial thickness burns with TBSE < 40% Exclusion Criteria: Mean flux values < 200 or > 1000 TBSA > 40% Impossibility to debride necrotic skin prior to LDI measurement Wounds treated with any topical ointments or dressings other than hydrocolloid prior to LDI Not following the complete treatment schedule or missing some evaluations during the follow-up period Patient has any condition that seriously compromises the patient's ability to complete the study Patient has participated in another study using an investigational drug within the previous 30 days Patient has one or more medical condition(s)that in the opinion of the investigator would make the patient an inappropriate candidate for this study The plastic surgeon decides that surgery is necessary due to unusual circumstances Patient wish to decline from the study No informed consent Full thickness burns