title: Rapid slide technique with dextranomer beads for bacteriologic assessment of wounds in the elderly: comparison with quantitative biopsy method.
abstract: A rapid slide technique to provide quantitative bacteriologic assessment of wounds in elderly and debilitated patients is described. It involves the use of material from dextranomer-bead (Debrisan) wound dressings to replace tissue biopsy for deciding when a wound is ready for closure or when a specific therapy is no longer efficacious. In 27 patients an 81 percent correlation was demonstrated between the bacterial count as determined by the new method and that determined by the more complicated tissue biopsy.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001458:Bandages; D001706:Biopsy; D003911:Dextrans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004811:Epichlorohydrin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D004811:Epichlorohydrin; C013471:dextranomer