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Review
. 2008 Nov;17(11):502-8.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2008.17.11.31479.

Biofilms in wounds: management strategies

D D Rhoads  1 , R D Wolcott, S L Percival
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Review

Biofilms in wounds: management strategies

D D Rhoads et al. J Wound Care. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

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.

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