title: Biofilms and chronic wound inflammation.
abstract: In contrast to the commonly accepted hypothesis of host-centred pathology, it is possible that surface bacteria, not host dysfunction, cause the chronicity and perpetual inflammation associated with chronic non-healing wounds.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA. randy@randalwolcott.com
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Rhoads
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dowd