The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data
Abstract
The presence of biofilms in chronic non-healing wounds, has been identified through in vitro model and in vivo animal data. However, human chronic wound studies are under-represented and generally report low sample sizes. For this reason we sought to ascertain the prevalence of biofilms in human chronic wounds by undertaking a systematic review and meta-analysis. Our initial search identified 554 studies from the literature databases (Cochrane...
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Title
The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data
Published Date
Jan 2, 2017
Journal
Volume
26
Issue
1
Pages
20 - 25
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