Chronic ulcers and antibiotic treatment.
This study analysed 656 wound samples from patients with chronic wounds in order to determine the bacterial flora and patterns of antibiotic use and resistance. Almost all wounds (95.1%) were colonised with at least one bacterial species; 26% of all patients were on antibiotic treatment. The total number of bacterial isolates resistant to antibiotics was low.
Tammelin
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Uppsala, University Hospital, Sweden.
Lindholm
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Hambraeus
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents