title: Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm.
abstract: There is a growing recognition that biofilms are the principal cause of wound chronicity. The development of treatments for wound biofilms raises the prospect that chronic wounds can be treated, potentially saving many patients' lives.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA. randy@randallwolcott.com
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Rhoads
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gogokhia
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Costerton
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018441:Biofilms; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents