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. 2010 Feb;19(2):45-6, 48-50, 52-3.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.2.46966.

Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm

R D Wolcott  1 , D D Rhoads, M E Bennett, B M Wolcott, L Gogokhia, J W Costerton, S E Dowd
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Chronic wounds and the medical biofilm paradigm

R D Wolcott et al. J Wound Care. 2010 Feb.

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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