bioburden

Case Study

A Single-Center Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of a Native Cross-Linked Extracellular Matrix with Polyhexamethylene Biguanide to Manage Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds Exhibiting Bacterial Contamination

05/03/2023

Windy Cole, DMP¹; Janina Krumbeck, PhD²; Christopher Schattinger, PhD³

Windy Cole, DMP1; Janina Krumbeck, Ph...

05/03/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Analysis of Lower Extremity Wounds Treated With Native, Cross-linked Extracellular Matrix and Broad-Spectrum Polyhexamethylene Biguanide: A Three-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: Lower extremity wounds present unique management challenges to patients and clinicians alike.1 It is well documented that comorbidities such as peripheral vascular disease, im...

08/19/2021

The use of copper nanoparticles to reduce bioburden in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

Background: Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) depend on the ability to reduce the bioburden of the wound. Specialized dressings employing the biocidal properties of copper have rec...

08/19/2021

A Novel Antimicrobial Topical Spray to Reduce Bioburden and Promote Antibiotic Stewardship

Purpose/Problem: The overuse of antibiotics has led to serious consequences in the overall management of patients. Localized and systemic chronic infection of wounds are commonplace, acco...

12/11/2019

Use of an Innovative Silver Impregnated Active Fluid Management Dressing in Heavily Exudating Venous Leg Wounds: An Expanded Case Series

Introduction: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are notoriously heavily draining and slough-covered wounds. During the inflammatory response, blood vessel walls dilate and become more porous, allo...

11/05/2019

The Immediate and Delayed Post-Debridement Effects on Tissue Bacterial Wound Counts of Hypochlorous Acid Versus Saline Irrigation in Chronic Wounds

01/12/2016

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLC
John M. Hiebert, MD, FACN, FACS and Martin C. Robson, MD, FACS, Hon. FRCS, Hon. FRACS

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLCJo...

The Immediate and Delayed Post-Debridement Effects on Tissue Bacterial Wound Counts of Hypochlorous Acid Versus Saline Irrigation in Chronic Wounds John M. Hiebert, MD, FACN, FACS, and Martin C. Robson, MD, FACS, Hon. FRCS, Hon....

The Immediate and Delayed...

01/12/2016

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