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Developing a real time sensing system to monitor bacteria in wound dressings [PDF]
, 2012 Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and degradation of the wound surface.
Iain S. Hunter +5 more
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An audit to determine the clinical effectiveness of a pathway for managing wound infection [PDF]
, 2015 Prevention of wound infection is a key objective in the planning of care for patients with wounds. The potential for wound infection, particularly in chronic wounds that are heavily contaminated with bacteria, can be high (Bowler et al, 2001).
Stephenson, John, Grothier, Lorraine
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Wound Assessment: Made Easy [PDF]
, 2012 A structured approach to wound assessment is required to maintain a good standard of care. This involves a thorough patient assessment, which should be carried out by skilled and competent practitioners, adhering to local and national guidelines (Harding
Cook, Leanne, Ousey, Karen
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Titanium Oxide (TiO2) Nanoparticles for Treatment of Wound Infection [PDF]
, 2021 Wound infections is one of the major problems worldwide. Millions of people around the world require several medical treatments for wound infections. The extensive use of antibiotics to treat wound infection leads to emerging new microbial strains that ...
Hani A. Alhadrami, Raniyah A.M Shoudri
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Biofilm exacerbates antibiotic resistance: Is this a current oversight in antimicrobial stewardship?
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020 Objective To raise awareness of the role of environmental biofilm in the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance and its consideration in antimicrobial stewardship. Background Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health.
Philip Bowler +2 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Liver cirrhosis is one of the most common cause of death in the world. The progress of liver cirrhosis involves health, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, leading to great challenges in the diagnosis of the disease.
Qingjia Chi +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has presented enormous challenges for healthcare, societal, and economic systems worldwide. There is an urgent global need for a universal vaccine to cover all SARS-CoV-2 mutant strains to stop the current ...
Alaa M. M. El-Betany +3 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]
, 2016 Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Cutting, K. F. +7 more
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Risk factors for wound infection in surgery for spinal metastasis [PDF]
, 2015 Wound infection rates are generally higher in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis. Risk factors of wound infection in these patients are poorly understood.
Popta, D. +20 more
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A Host-Directed Approach to the Detection of Infection in Hard-to-Heal Wounds
Diagnostics, 2022 Wound infection is traditionally defined primarily by visual clinical signs, and secondarily by microbiological analysis of wound samples. However, these approaches have serious limitations in determining wound infection status, particularly in early ...
Michael Burnet +8 more
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