Biofilms

Debridement: The Next Clinical Advantage in TIME

12/10/2018

Elliot T. Walters , MD;

Patricia Stevenson , MSN, ACNS-BC, CWS;

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on biofilm that will publish in Today’s Wound Clinic.

Editor’s Note: This is the first...

12/10/2018

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Infected Wounds

Emerging Innovations in the Prevention & Treatment of Chronic Wound Infections

05/08/2018

David A. Humphrey , MD, CWSP, FACCWS;

Michael J. Schurr , MD;

Sarah Waterman Manning , MD;

The burden of chronic wounds in United States continues to mount for our healthcare system. Recent cost estimates in this country are near $25 billion per year with 6.5 million patients treated annually.1 Chronic wounds, defined as those that...

The burden of chronic wounds in...

05/08/2018

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Pharmacologic Management of Bacterial Biofilms

09/15/2016

Daniel B. Chastain , PharmD;

The organisms residing in biofilms are dormant and represent a therapeutic problem. Management of biofilm relies on surgical debridement and utilization of antimicrobial agents that can eliminate biofilm-associated microorganisms.

The organisms residing in...

09/15/2016

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Providing A Biofilm Explanation For Ablative Treatment of Recalcitrant Wounds

09/15/2016

Randall D. Wolcott , MD, CWS;

This article provides current treatment advice as well as recent patient case studies.

This article provides current...

09/15/2016

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The Evolving Approach to Biofilm in Wound Care Settings

02/13/2015

Jennifer Hurlow , RN, MSN, GNP-BC, CWCN;

Clinicians should focus more targeted efforts toward combating chronic, biofilm-related infections and paying more attention to their impact on patients and our collective health system.

Clinicians should focus more...

02/13/2015

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