An in vitro model of bacterial infections in wounds and other soft tissues

APMIS

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-164

  Werthén, Maria ^a   Henriksson, Lina ^a   Jensen, Peter Østrup ^b   Sternberg, Claus ^c   Givskov, Michael ^d   Bjarnsholt, Thomas ^b,d  

^a Molnlycke Health Care AB   (Sweden)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chronic wounds; In vitro model; P. aeruginosa; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; CHRONIC WOUND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOFT TISSUE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 75649150245     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02580.x     Document Type: Article

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