Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm

被引:227
作者
Wolcott, R. D. [1 ]
Rhoads, D. D. [1 ]
Bennett, M. E. [1 ]
Wolcott, B. M. [1 ]
Gogokhia, L. [1 ]
Costerton, J. W. [2 ]
Dowd, S. E. [3 ]
机构
[1] Southwest Reg Wound Care Ctr, Lubbock, TX USA
[2] Ctr Genom Sci, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[3] Res & Testing Lab, Lubbock, TX USA
关键词
acute planktonic; chronic biofilm infection; clinical indicators; therapeutic strategies; NONTYPABLE HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE; OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE; CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS; BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION; MIDDLE-EAR MUCOSA; TAG-ENCODED FLX; BACTERIAL BIOFILMS; RISK-FACTORS; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS;
D O I
10.12968/jowc.2010.19.2.46966
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
There is a growing recognition that biofilms are the principal cause of wound chronicity. The development of treatments for wound biofilms raises the prospect that chronic wounds can be treated, potentially saving many patients' lives
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