title: Assessment of burn wound sepsis.
abstract: Biopsies are useful for monitoring wound infection. Not only does this method have a diagnostic value, but it also helps to evaluate the effectiveness of local and systemic wound treatment, to determine the appropriate time of skin autografting and finally to assess the chance of survival.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krupp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baechler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bille
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001706:Biopsy; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*