Scope and Significance: The topical use of antiseptics for wound care has a role in an
antimicrobial stewardship strategy. However, the details of this role need clarification …

Infection is the likeliest single cause of delayed healing in healing of chronic open wounds
by secondary intention. If neglected it can progress from contamination to colonization and …

Wound healing occurs by a series of interrelated molecular events which work together to
restore tissue integrity and cellular function. These physiological events occur smoothly in …

With an aging and obese population, chronic wounds such as diabetic ulcers, pressure
ulcers, and venous leg ulcers are of an increasingly relevant medical concern in the …

Antibiotics are potent antimicrobial agents with high specificity. However the relentless
emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of pathogens, together with the retarded discovery …

Acute and chronic wounds represent a very common health problem in the entire world. The
dermal wounds are colonized by aerobic and anaerobic bacterial and fungal strains, most of …

The empiric use of antibiotics is being restricted due to the spread of antimicrobial
resistance. However, topical antiseptics are less likely to induce resistance, owing to their …

Wound antisepsis has undergone a renaissance due to the introduction of highly effective
wound-compatible antimicrobial agents and the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms …

While microbial colonisation of both acute and chronic wounds is inevitable, wound infection
disrupts the normal healing process. Using topical antimicrobials to reduce the wound …

Issues arising in wound healing are very common, and chronic wound infections affect
approximately 1.5% of the population. The main substances used in wound washing …