Infection Content

Case Report

Utilizing NPWTi-d to Achieve Source Control of Complex Polymicrobial Necrotizing Aeromonas hydrophila Infection Following a Traumatic Amputation: A Case Report

12/21/2020

Richard Hill

This case study highlights a circumstance where source control was achieved in a patient that suffered from a polymicrobial necrotizing Aeromonas hydrophila infection following a traumatic aquatic amputation.

This case study highlights a...

12/21/2020

Wounds

Video

It's Not What You Think

11/16/2020

In this video, Monique Abner, MD, CWSP, and Erik Rupard, MD, discuss a unique case they encountered in the first episode of the video series called, "It's Not What You Think," hosted by Monique Abner, MD, CWSP. The case presented with a...

In this video, Monique Abner,...

11/16/2020

Wound Care

Original Research

A Prospective Multisite Observational Study Incorporating Bacterial Fluorescence Information Into the UPPER/LOWER Wound Infection Checklists

11/04/2020

Rosemary Hill

Kevin Woo

This study evaluated the utility of incorporating real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging into the UPPER/LOWER checklists to enhance identification of infection in wounds.

This study evaluated the utility...

11/04/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Efficacy of Wound Cleansers on Wound-Specific Organisms Using In Vitro and Ex Vivo Biofilm Models

10/30/2020

Rebecca E. McMahon, MBA, PhD

Ann Beal Salamone, MA

Suprena Poleon, BS

Nina Bionda, PhD

Joseph C. Salamone, PhD

The results indicate that 1 PHMB-based cleanser was effective in reducing mature P aeruginosa, MRSA, and C albicans biofilms and that sustained antimicrobial presence was necessary to reduce or eliminate these mature biofilms.

The results indicate that 1...

10/30/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Podcasts

Emerging Insights On Addressing Biofilm In Wounds

10/06/2020

Recent estimates suggest that 40 to 65 percent of acute bacterial infections can be traced back to biofilms. Accordingly, Dr.

Recent estimates suggest that 40...

10/06/2020

Podiatry Today

Original Research

Problems Encountered by Nurses Due to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Results of a Survey

10/01/2020

Selma Atay, PhD

Şengül Üzen Cura, PhD

The results of this and other studies indicate that shorter shifts for nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 reduce the risk of personal protective equipment-related problems.

The results of this and other...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Case Report

Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Kerstersia gyiorum Isolated From a Chronic Wound in Brazil: A Case Report

10/01/2020

Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires, BSN, PhD

Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira, BSN, PhD

Fernanda Pessanha de Oliveira, BSN, PhD

Keila de Cássia Ferreira de Almeida Silva, BSc, MSc

Pedro F. Del Peloso, BSc, MSc

Bernadete Teixeira Ferreira-Carvalho, BSc, PhD

Geraldo Renato de Paula, BSc, PhD

Lenise Arneiro Teixeira, BSc, PhD

This is the first reported case, to the authors’ knowledge, of ciprofloxacin-resistant Kerstersia gyiorum in a lower leg wound in Brazil.

This is the first reported case,...

10/01/2020

Wound Management & Prevention

Clinical Cases

Clinical Perspectives: My Experience Using & Billing for the Moleculight i:X® Wound Bacterial Imaging Procedure

07/29/2020

Eric J. Lullove

In this video, Dr. Lullove will share expert insight into detecting bacteria with a novel imaging device, billing for the procedure, and navigating the reimbursement pathway.

In this video, Dr. Lullove will...

07/29/2020

Wounds