The antimicrobial spectrum of Xeroform ®

Barillo D. J. et als.
Burns, 2017-09-01, Volúmen 43, Número 6, Páginas 1189-1194

Xeroform ^® is a petrolatum-based fine mesh gauze containing 3% bismuth tribromophenate. Bismuth, similar to other metals, has antimicrobial properties. Xeroform ^® has been used for decades in burn and plastic surgery as a donor site dressing and as a covering for wounds or partial thickness burns. Despite this, the antimicrobial spectrum of Xeroform ^® remains largely unknown. We examined the in-vitro efficacy of Xeroform ^® against common burn pathogens using zone-of-inhibition methodology in a commercial research facility.