title: Biofilms and their management: implications for the future of wound care.
abstract: Three of the world's leading researchers on biofilms told an audience in London that, in their view, biofilms are the cause of wound chronicity. They described how molecular diagnostics can determine effective treatment strategies for these wounds.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cowan
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018441:Biofilms; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local