Infectious Aspects of Chronic Wounds.
Clin Geriatr Med
; 40(3): 471-480, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38960538
ABSTRACT
The treatment, maintenance, and suppression of infection in chronic wounds remain a challenge to all practitioners. From an infectious disease standpoint, knowing when a chronic wound has progressed from colonized to infected, when to use systemic antimicrobial therapy and when and how to culture such wounds can be daunting. With few standardized clinical guidelines for infections in chronic wounds, caring for them is an art form. However, there have been notable advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infected wounds. This article will discuss the pathophysiology of infection in older adults, including specific infections such as cutaneous candidiasis, necrotizing soft tissue infection, osteomyelitis, and infections involving hardware.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infección de Heridas
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Geriatr Med
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos