title: Wounds and evidence of infection.
abstract: This article reviews the traditional signs of wound infection and highlights how additional careful observation could help to identify infection at an earlier stage. The author also includes a short quiz at the end to help nurses identify the early signs of infection.
authors.affiliation: Buckinghamshire College, Chalfont St Giles.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cutting
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*