title: A review of studies that examine the impact of infection on the normal wound-healing process.
abstract: Wound infection disrupts the normal healing process, although to what extent is not proven. This review explores controversies in the literature surrounding the bacterial load of the chronic wound and its impact, if any, on this process.
authors.affiliation: Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. Karen.Penhallow@wash.nhs.uk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Penhallow
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018441:Biofilms; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*