A clinical investigation into the microbiological status of 'locally infected' leg ulcers

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 453-462

  Cooper, Rose A ^a   Ameen, Hanar ^b   Price, Patricia ^b   McCulloch, Dorothy A ^c   Harding, Keith G ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioburden; Biopsy; Localised wound infection; Venous leg ulcers; Wound swabs

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; POLYVINYL ACETATE;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG ULCER; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 73649120668     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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