Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm.

There is a growing recognition that biofi lms are the principal cause of wound chronicity. The development of treatments for wound biofi lms raises the prospect that chronic wounds can be treated, potentially saving many patients' lives.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Wound Care Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 45 - 52
Main Authors: Wolcott RD, Rhoads DD, Bennett ME, Wolcott BM, Gogokhia L, Costerton JW, Dowd SE
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Feb2010
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Description
Summary:There is a growing recognition that biofi lms are the principal cause of wound chronicity. The development of treatments for wound biofi lms raises the prospect that chronic wounds can be treated, potentially saving many patients' lives.