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The Visualization of Biofilms in Chronic Diabetic Foot Wounds Using Routine Diagnostic Microscopy Methods

Diabetic foot wounds are commonly colonised by taxonomically diverse microbial communities and may additionally be infected with specific pathogens. Since biofilms are demonstrably less susceptible to antimicrobial agents than are planktonic bacteria, and may be present in chronic wounds, there is i...

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Autores principales: Oates, Angela, Bowling, Frank L., Boulton, Andrew J. M., Bowler, Philip G., Metcalf, Daniel G., McBain, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24839608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/153586