title: Fighting infection in chronic wounds.
authors.affiliation: Medline Industries, Advanced Wound Care Division, Mundelein, IL, USA. cfleck@medline.com
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fleck
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D019985:Benchmarking; D001645:Biguanides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018441:Biofilms; D001822:Body Burden; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017613:Iodine Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007466:Iodophors; D018579:Patient Selection; D018030:Silver Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001645:Biguanides; D004202:Disinfectants; D017613:Iodine Compounds; D007466:Iodophors; D018030:Silver Compounds; C031233:polihexanide; C006903:carbopol 940; C038634:cadexomer iodine