Definition of infection in chronic wounds by Dutch nursing home physicians

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-274

  Rondas, Aalm ^a,e   Schols, Jmga ^b   Stobberingh, Ee ^c   Price, Pe ^d  

^a De Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; Clinical criteria; Dutch nursing home physicians; Nursing home; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC WOUND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ERYTHEMA; LEG ULCER; LYMPHANGITIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PHLEGMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIANS; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 69449091565     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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