The Use of “Salufer” (Silico-Fluoride of Soda) as an Antiseptic
May 19, 1888
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British Medical Journal
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By A. W. Mayo Robson
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1(1429):1054–1056.
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BY A. W. MAYO ROBSON, F.R.C.S.,
Honorary Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary; and Lecturer on Practical Surgery
at the Yorkshire College.
A PERFECT antiseptic for surgical purposes has yet to be found. It must be at the same time a strong germicide, non-poisonous, unirritating to the skin or to the tissues, inodorous, non-volatile, not destroyed by oxidation, non-corrosive to steel instruments, non-injurious to sponges, and inexpensive. In " salufer " (silicofluoride of sodium) we hav