Anna D'Souza

Improved Detection of Infection Using Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging Reveals the True Proportion of Infected Wounds in Long Term Care Facilities

10-54% of long term care (LTC) facility patients have a chronic wound1. Often, infections develop in these wounds due to delays in detection of high bacterial loads. Delays are attributed...

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Ashley Jacob ;

Anna D'Souza ;

01/28/2021

Real-world Evidence Demonstrating Utility of Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging to Guide Treatment Decision Making in 135 Wounds

Abstract Body: Introduction: Evaluation of clinical signs and symptoms of infection is the current standard of care (SoC) for assessing bacterial colonization in wounds and is used to inf...

Anna D'Souza ;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Nathan Krehbiel ;

Alyssa Mackey ;

11/23/2020

Quantitative vs. Semi-quantitative Measurements of Bacterial Load in Wounds: Assessment of 1053 Data Points from 41 Bacterial Species in a 350-patient Trial

Abstract Body: Introduction: Quantitative tissue biopsy, which provides colony counts per gram (CFU/g) is the gold standard to accurately measure bacterial load in wounds. However, the co...

Thomas E. Serena , MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA;

Anna D'Souza ;

Revital Manor ;

11/23/2020

An Evidence-based Decision Tree Using Fluorescence Imaging to Address Bacterial Load Per International Guidelines

Abstract Body: International wound infection guidelines1 mandate that reduction of bacterial load is essential for effective wound infection management, done through cleaning, debridement...

Anna D'Souza ;

11/23/2020