Author(s): Thomas Bjarnsholt, Val Edwards-Jones, Matthew Malone, Karen Ousey, Mark Rippon, Alan Rogers, Samantha Westgate, Sabine Eming, Isabelle Fromantin, Astrid Probst, Hans Smola, Hui-Mei Yang, Jiun-Ting Yeh, Steven Percival
Every wound type has the potential to develop serious infection, which in some cases can lead to chronicity, bone infections, long-term disabilities or even death. Bacteria within a wound will exist in either planktonic or biofilm forms, with treatment mostly by use of topical antimicrobials or antibiotics. Alarmingly, there is growing concern regarding the treatment of infection, caused by the rise of antimicrobial resistance in many common bacterial pathogens and the misuse of antimicrobial agents … read more