Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm
- PMID: 20216488
- DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.2.46966
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.
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