title: Chronic ulcers and antibiotic treatment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Uppsala, University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tammelin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindholm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hambraeus
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents