The lack of reliability of clinical examination in the diagnosis of wound infection: Preliminary communication

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-35

  Serena, Thomas E ^a,d   Hanft, Jason R ^b   Snyder, Robert ^c  

^a Penn North Centers for Advanced Wound Care/NewBridge Medical Research   (United States)

^b Foot and Ankle Institute of South Florida   (United States)

^c Wound Healing Center at University Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Venous leg ulcer; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COLLAGEN; VALNOCTAMIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BIOPSY; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40549137113     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734607313984     Document Type: Article

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