Surgical site infections: Biofilms, dehiscence and delayed healing

Wounds UK

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 108-113

  Wolcott, Randall ^a   Cutting, Keith F ^b   Dowd, Scot E ^c  

^a South West Regional Wound Care Center ^*  (United States)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Medical Biofilm Research Institute Lubbock   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute wounds; Biofilms; Chronic wounds; Surgical site infection; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOCIDE; IODINE; LACTOFERRIN; SILVER; STEROID; XYLITOL;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 58149191465     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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