Molecular diagnostics and personalised medicine in wound care: Assessment of outcomes

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 232-239

  Dowd, S E ^a   Wolcott, R D ^b   Kennedy, J ^c   Jones, C ^c   Cox, S B ^d  

^a Research and Testing Laboratory and PathoGenius Diagnostics   (United States)

^b Southwest Regional Wound Care Center Lubbock   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioburden; Chronic wounds; Clinical culture; Molecular diagnostics; Topical antibiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956285781     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2011.20.5.232     Document Type: Article

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