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Review
. 2012 Jul;39(3):229-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2012.04.002. Epub 2012 May 22.

Microbial barriers

Luke G Gutwein  1 , Mousumee Panigrahi, Gregory S Schultz, Bruce A Mast
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Review

Microbial barriers

Luke G Gutwein et al. Clin Plast Surg. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Barrier wound therapy is commonplace in the health care environment and functions to limit bacterial colonization and infection in both acute wounds and recalcitrant chronic wounds. This article reviews the nature of acute and chronic wounds and their available adjunctive barrier therapies.

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