Osteomyelitis, a bone infection caused by bacterial or fungal spread, leads to painful swelling and potential bone loss if ...

Microbial biofilms are one of the most relevant drivers of chronic and recurrent infections and a significant healthcare problem. Biofilms have been implicated in more than 80% of persistent ...

Radiographs are also used to look for evidence of osteomyelitis in a chronic wound infection. If there is evidence of purulence in the wound, aerobic and anaerobic cultures should be obtained.

Currently, multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial wound infections (WIs) are an extremely challenging clinical problem ... which is particularly important for treating chronic infections, and also ...

Wound infection can cause delayed healing, loss of skin grafts (where healthy skin is ... “The repeated or prolonged use of traditional antibiotics in wound care, especially chronic wound treatments, ...

Its biocompatibility also makes it safe for wound care applications, offering a promising solution to manage chronic infections, surgical site infections, and other complications associated with ...

The University’s Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention (ISIaIP) has teamed up with Perfectus Biomed, one of the UK’s leading testing laboratories, to investigate ways for wound care ...