Biofilms in wounds: management strategies.
Biofilms probably induce a chronic and/or 'quiet' inflammation in the chronic wound and so delay healing. This paper reviews current strategies that can be used to suppress biofilms in chronic wounds until better options are available.
Rhoads
D D
DD
Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Wolcott
R D
RD
Percival
S L
SL
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D018441:Biofilms; D006801:Humans; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology*