Wound healing is a highly coordinated and complex process, and there can be devastating
consequences if it is interrupted. It is believed that, in combination with host factors …

Chronic wounds are a major complication of diabetes associated with high morbidity and
health care expenditures. To investigate the role of colonizing microbiota in diabetic wound …

Diabetics chronic wounds are characterized by high levels of oxidative stress (OS) and are
often colonized by biofilm-forming bacteria that severely compromise healing and can result …

Chronic nonhealing wounds have been heralded as a silent epidemic, causing significant
morbidity and mortality especially in elderly, diabetic, and obese populations. Polymicrobial …

Breach of the skin barrier and subsequent wound healing occur in the context of microbial
communities of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. These polymicrobial communities are dynamic …

Significance: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a major and growing public health problem.
They pose difficulties in clinical practice in both diagnosis and management. Bacterial …

Significance: Bacterial burden is believed to play a significant role in impaired wound
healing of chronic wounds and the development of infection-related complications. The …

Significance: Culture-independent methods have revealed the diverse and dynamic
bacterial communities that colonize chronic wounds. Only recently have studies begun to …

World Health Organization considered diabetes as one of the 20th century epidemics,
estimating that over 10% of the world population is diabetic or at high risk. Self-assessment …

Abstract Background Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) account for the majority of all limb
amputations and hospitalizations due to diabetes complications. With 30 million cases of …