Use of rhodococcus ruber product in treating thermal injury

A method for the treatment of thermal injury, including:

• contacting a subject with a therapeutically effective amount of Rhodococcus ruber cell wall or Rhodococcus ruber cell wall skeleton;
• the Rhodococcus ruber cell wall or Rhodococcus ruber cell wall skeleton is formulated into a form selected from the group consisting of:
• ointment, cream, emulsion, suspension, paste, gel, lotion, tincture, oil, tablet, aerosol, spray, liniment, powder, dressing, bandage, film, patch and suppository;
• the contact is performed twice a day, or once a day, or once every two days, or three times every two days, or once every three days, or once a week;
• the contact lasts for 30 minutes each administration to 24 hours each administration;
• the contact lasts for 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 7 weeks, 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 10 weeks, 11 weeks, 12 weeks, 13 weeks, 14 weeks, 15 weeks, 16 weeks, 17 weeks, 18 weeks or longer;
• the thermal injury is selected from the group consisting of burn, scald and chemical burn;
• preferably, the thermal injury involves tissue(s) selected from the group consisting of:
• epidermis, dermis, mucosa and subcutaneous tissue;
• preferably, the thermal injury is selected from the group consisting of:
• first degree, second degree, third degree, and more preferably deep second degree.