Objective: Moderate-to-heavy bacterial loads delay healing and can lead to infection; therefore, clinical evaluation of signs and symptoms (CSS) of the bacterial-infection continuum is im...
Introduction: Wound colonization and infection are often asymptomatic and are therefore grossly under-detected in the chronic wound population. Typically polymicrobial in nature, the vast...
Objective: Targeted, appropriate antimicrobials can prevent escalation to infection and future antibiotic necessity. Antimicrobial misuse often stems from diagnostic uncertainty duri...
Objective: Wound assessment is paramount for understanding the wound bioburden and the decisions a clinician must make re: wound bed preparation and treatment plan. Point-of-care fluoresc...