Liis Teene, MSc

Addressing Pressure Ulcer Bacteria: Impact of Fluorescence Imaging on Assessment & Treatment

Pressure ulcers (PUs) occur in up to 15% of inpatients1 and 37-53% of long-term care (LTC) residents2 and are plagued by infection. Many clinical signs and symptoms of infection (CSS) in ...

Liis Teene , MSc;

Thomas E. Serena , MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Anna Desouza , PhD;

01/28/2021

Addressing Pressure Ulcer Bacteria: Impact of Fluorescence Imaging on Assessment and Treatment

Pressure ulcers (PUs) occur in up to 15% of inpatients1 and 37-53% of long-term care (LTC) residents2 and are plagued by infection. Many clinical signs and symptoms of infection (CSS) in ...

Liis Teene , MSc;

Anna Desouza , PhD;

Thomas E. Serena , MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

11/23/2020

Health Economics of Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging: Realized Cost Savings with Fluorescence Informed Sampling of Chronic Wounds

Introduction: More than $33 billion is spent annually on chronic wounds in the United States, leaving facilities and payers in search of key areas for cost reduction.

Liis Teene , MSc;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

12/02/2019

Levine Technique Is Inadequate for Bacterial Recovery in the Sampling of Wounds

Introduction: Levine technique is the current gold standard for swab-based wound sampling. Punch biopsies more accurately sample subsurface tissues, but many clinicians prefer Levine to a...

Laura M. Jones , PhD;

Kim Tapang ;

Ron Linden ;

Liis Teene , MSc;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Stephanie Fedorov ;

08/19/2019

Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging Detects Planktonic Bacteria and Biofilm in Vitro

Background: Chronic wounds commonly harbor polymicrobial biofilms, and certain combinations of microbes may result in more aggressive infections. Culture-based diagnostics identify d...

Klara C. Keim ;

William C. Little , MD;

Andre Gomez ;

Liis Teene , MSc;

Andrea J. Lopez ;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Allie C. Smith ;

08/12/2019

Routine Assessment of Chronic Wounds with a New Handheld Imaging Device Can Efficiently Incorporate Wound Size and Bacteria Fluorescence Information at the Point-of-care: A 50-patient Clinical Trial

Introduction: Real-time knowledge of a wound’s size and bacterial status during routine wound assessment could facilitate more rapid treatment decision making. A handheld imaging device w...

Stephanie Fedorov ;

Kim Tapang ;

Ron Linden ;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Laura M. Jones , PhD;

Liis Teene , MSc;

07/31/2019

Health Economics of Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging: Cost Savings from Earlier Identification of Patients with Moderate-to-Heavy Bacterial Loads

Introduction: Point-of-care bacterial fluorescence imaging (FL-imaging) provides real-time information about the presence and location of bacteria, leading to earlier identification of wo...

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Liis Teene , MSc;

Thomas E. Serena , MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA;

07/31/2019