Wounds, abscesses, burns
- Bacteriophages are applied for treatment of pyogenic wounds, abscesses, major burns, surgical wounds.
- Bacteriophages are applied locally (irrigations, soaking therapy, tamponing with liquid phage), as well as orally.
- Bacteriophages are applied in treatment of chronically non-healing infected wounds in case of causative agents’ resistance to the antibiotics of the basic groups.
- Bacteriophages are applied in treatment of patients with intolerance to antibiotics or contraindications of use thereof.
- Bacteriophages may be used in combination with the other antimicrobial agents.
- If before using of the bacteriophages the wound was treated with chemical antiseptics it has to be thoroughly washed with a sterile saline solution.
- Bacteriophages may be applied for prevention of bacterial exacerbations in case of superficial wounds in the risk groups: in elderly people, patients with allergies, immunity compromised patients, patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases.
The elderly people, fragile, suffering of diabetes, severe venous insufficiency, and after chemotherapy, often suffer of non-healing wounds. Besides, the major burns, furuncles, and abscesses stubbornly resist treatment. The most dangerous of them are surgical or burn wounds infected with hospital microbial strains – Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas Aureginosa, etc., resistant to the majority of antibiotics used in modern clinical practice.
The bacteria from the wound can penetrate the blood channels inducing severe systemic infections (endocarditis, sepsis, etc.). The following symptoms may speak for development of systemic infections: general uneasiness, body temperature rise, shivers, occurring during a week after the wound onset.
Bacteriophages, in particular Pyofag®, are used for the prevention and treatment of pyogenic and septic complications of wound processes. The product exerts bactericidal effect on a series of common pathogens, including those resistant to antibiotics.
For treatment of pyogenic wounds, burns, abscesses, as well as for prevention of pyogenic and septic infections of soft tissue Pyofag® product is applied locally as well as orally.
The product is applied in the form of irrigations, soaking therapy, and applications (gauze wipe soaked in bacteriophage is applied on the area of inflammation 2 times a day), as well as rinsing and drainages not less than 1 time a day in the dose of 20 to 40 ml during 10 days. In the case of abscesses bacteriophage is inserted in the wound cavity after evacuation of purulence using puncturing. The product is applied orally according to the age dose 3 times a day 1 hour before meals during 7-20 days.
- For the age doses of the product refer to the Instructions for medical use of Pyofag® medicinal product.
- Full information on the product is contained in the Instructions for medical use.
- Before use read the Instructions for medical use of Pyofag® medicinal product.
Download the Instructions for medical use of Pyofag® medicinal product
Р.С. № UA/15974/01/01. Approved by the Order of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine No. 478 of 28.04.2017.
The information on the product is presented for information purposes only and shall not be used as a guide for self-treatment. Only a doctor can make a decision as to prescribing of the product, as well as doses thereof and method of administration.