Comparison of Chitosan and Carboxymethylcellulose Silver Dressings on Burn Wounds in Pediatric and Adult Subjects

Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatient status at the site * Written consent obtained from the subject * Burn injury must have been incurred within 36 hours prior to enrollment. * Burn injury must be of superficial partial thickness, mid-dermal partial thickness, or a combination of the two depths * Burn injury must exceed 3% total body surface area. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is pregnant. * Bone fractures. * Inhalation-related trauma. * Sensitive and/or allergic to materials containing silver. * Burn injury exceeds 40% total body surface area. * Burn injury diagnosis indicates deep partial or full thickness wounds. * Burn a result of electrical/chemical injury or frostbite. * An active agent, such as a topical antimicrobial or an enzymatic debriding agent was previously used to treat the burn injury in question.