Biofilms and chronic wound inflammation.
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.
Wolcott
R D
RD
Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA. randy@randalwolcott.com
Rhoads
D D
DD
Dowd
S E
SE