Persistence of bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa in non-healing venous ulcers

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 751-757

  Renner, Regina ^a,b   Sticherling, Michael ^a,b   Rüger, Robin ^a   Simon, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Chronic wound; Delayed healing; Leg ulcers; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHRONIC WOUND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877020588     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2012.1865     Document Type: Article

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