Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm

Randall D. Wolcott, Daniel D. Rhoads, M. Elizabeth Bennett, B.M. Wolcott, Lasha Gogokhia, J. William Costerton, Scot E. Dowd

Journal of Wound Care · 2010 · 306 citations · 68 references

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Abstract

There is a growing recognition that biofilms are the principal cause of wound chronicity. The development of treatments for wound biofilms raises the prospect that chronic wounds can be treated, potentially saving many patients' lives.

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