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Infections in Burns
Infections remain a leading cause of death in burn patients. This is as a result of loss of the environmental barrier function of the skin predisposing these patients to microbial colonization leading to invasion. Therefore, reconstitution of the environmental barrier by debriding the devitalized ti...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7120884/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1133-8_4 |
| Sumario: | Infections remain a leading cause of death in burn patients. This is as a result of loss of the environmental barrier function of the skin predisposing these patients to microbial colonization leading to invasion. Therefore, reconstitution of the environmental barrier by debriding the devitalized tissue and wound closure with application of allograft versus autograft is of optimal importance. |
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