Biofilm and Infected Wounds

Surgical wounds are created during medical procedures and include incisions made with a scalpel, punctures for a laparoscope or arthroscope, or excisional wounds fashioned for a biopsy. There are 4 cl...

The most common and costly surgical wound complication is surgical site infection (SSI), which has been reported to increase hospital length of stay by approximately 9 days and raise the cost of hospi...

In this interview, Alisha Oropallo, MD, FACS discusses why and how wound care clinicians can talk to patients about antimicrobial resistance and stewardship practices. ...

Antibiosis: The biological relationship between two organisms in which one living organism kills another to ensure its existence. Antimicrobial resistance: The process that occurs when bacteria, fu...

Biofilm: Colonies of multiphenotype, free-floating bacteria that secrete a polysaccharide matrix that protects the bacteria from immune response and antibiotics. Chronic wounds: Wounds that stall i...

Before the discovery of penicillin in 1928, silver was the primary antimicrobial agent available. Now, as antibiotic resistance plagues the health care field, silver has new value for wound care. Addi...

by Martha Kelso, RN, HBOT Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSource Trending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clinical issues and advancement in wound management, w...

by the WoundSource Editors The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and a...

By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD A recent article in Mayo Clinic's Proceedings studies contamination of stethoscopes. After a standardized physical examination, several parts of the physicians' hand were...