Last Friday, a fresh publication appeared about the uselessness of Vishnevsky's ointment. They write that it is smelly, and it has "no antimicrobial effect." This is a lie. Vishnevsky's ointment has an antimicrobial effect.
The author of that article gave a link to a study in which (as it seems to him) this case was substantiated. You can see the link to the study below.
So, in that study, the antibacterial effect of ready-made branded dressings called "Xeroform" was evaluated. These are nets impregnated with petroleum jelly and xeroform. Scientists decided that if you cover the colonies of 15 very clogged microbes with pieces of petroleum jelly, the microbes would rather not die.
Those researchers believe that xeroform itself has an antibacterial effect, but petroleum jelly non-stick dressings with it on almost no microbes.
What kind of xenomorph?
Not a xenomorph, but a xeroform. Xeroform is an old antibacterial agent based on bismuth compounds. It is just added to Vishnevsky's ointment.
And birch tar is also added to Vishnevsky's ointment. It also has antibacterial properties. Our author did not even remember about tar.
Where does the lie come from?
In fact, our categorical author usually cites information from trusted sources like UpToDate. That's cool. Personally, I pay $ 36 a month for such a subscription.
So experts from UpToDate do not doubt the effectiveness of the Xseroform dressings. They use these dressings in the treatment of burns. Helps.
So the English-language study at the link below can be disregarded.
Our author stupidly took the first study he came across in English and thought that we would not read it. And the author did not even understand that tar can also be useful. In short - there is nothing for this author!
What's useful in tar?
Tar is used in dermatology and treats a bunch of skin diseases. It works, but not as well as modern medicines. And with frequent use of tar, the risk of skin cancer increases. It is believed that this should not be feared by patients, but rather by medical workers or workers of some enterprises who have to regularly fiddle with tar.
So what about Vishnevsky's ointment?
Well it works, but not good enough to tolerate the stench, stickiness and dirt. There are many new modern tools. Just don't lie about this. Is that so?
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