Chronic Wounds

Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Fluorescent Imaging as a Component of Diagnosing Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Case Report

Advances in Skin & Wound Care, May 2022

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Research Category:Debridement/Wound Hygiene, Chronic Wounds

Key Concepts in Healing Venous Leg Ulcers

Wounds, VLU Supplement, May 2023

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Research Category:Debridement/Wound Hygiene, Chronic Wounds

A Single-Center Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of a Native Cross-Linked Extracellular Matrix with Polyhexamethylene Biguanide to Manage Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds Exhibiting Bacterial Contamination

Wound Management & Prevention, March 2023, Volume 69, Issue 1

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Research Category:Debridement/Wound Hygiene, Chronic Wounds

Multidisciplinary Strategies With Real-Time Fluorescence Images and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Manage Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection in Transplanted Kidneys

Annals of Plastic Surgery 90(1):p S60-S67, April 2023.

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Lights, fluorescence, action—Influencing wound treatment plans including debridement of bacteria and biofilms

Int Wound J. 2023;1–10.

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Skin Pigmentation Impacts the Clinical Diagnosis of Wound Infection: Imaging of Bacterial Burden to Overcome Diagnostic Limitations

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2023), April 2023

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Antibiotic Misuse in Wound Care: Can Bacterial Localization through Fluorescence Imaging Help?

Diagnostics 2022, 12(12), 3207

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Instantly evaluating bacterial infections on skin ulcers in an Asian population using a fluorescence-emitting device

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Research Category:Wound Sampling, Chronic Wounds

Use of fluorescence imaging to optimize location of tissue sampling in hard-to-heal wounds

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 12 January 2023, Vol. 12 - 2022

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Point-of-care fluorescence imaging reveals extent of bacterial load in diabetic foot ulcers

International Wound Journal, Volume 20, Issue 2, Feb. 2023, PP 554-566

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Research Category:Advanced Therapies, Chronic Wounds

The efficacy of non-thermal gas plasma in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers stalled by subclinical, biofilm-related wound infection

Wounds International, Vol 13 Issue 4 Dec. 2022

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Fluorescence – modern method of the diagnosis of chronic wounds on the example of venous leg ulcer

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Bacterial autofluorescence in infected perineal wounds: a prospective cohort study

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Oct. 1, 2022

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Reliance on Clinical Signs and Symptoms Assessment Leads to Misuse of Antimicrobials: Post hoc Analysis of 350 Chronic Wounds

Advances in Wound Care, Vol. 11, #12, 2022

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Fluorescence – modern method of the diagnosis of chronic wounds on the example of venous leg ulcer

Adv Dermatol Allergol, 2022

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Research Category:Debridement/Wound Hygiene, Chronic Wounds

The role of Alprep Pad® in facilitating shared care of diabetic foot ulceration

The Diabetic Foot Journal 25(2): 1–8, June 2022

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Research Category:Accelerated Wound Healing, Chronic Wounds

The Use of Point-of Care Bacterial Autofluorescence Imaging in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Diabetes Care 2022

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Use of a Fluorescence Imaging Device to Detect Elevated Bacterial Loads, Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Increase Communication Across Inpatient Complex Wound Care Teams

Wounds. June 10, 2022

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

The Role of Autoflorescence Imaging Device in the Evaluation of Bacteria Burden Control

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, May 11, 2022

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Research Category:Chronic Wounds, Detection of Bacterial Burden

The Association Between pH and Fluorescence as Non-invasive Diagnostic Tools in Chronic Wounds

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

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Research Category:Debridement/Wound Hygiene, Chronic Wounds

The efficacy of sodium hypochlorite antiseptic: a double-blind, randomised controlled pilot study

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Uncovering the high prevalence of bacterial burden in surgical site wounds with point-of-care fluorescence imaging

Int Wound J. 2021;1–11.

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Reliance on Clinical Signs and Symptoms Assessment Leads to Misuse of Antimicrobials: Post-hoc Analysis of 350 Chronic Wounds

Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle), Oct 29 2021

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Are Semi-Quantitative Clinical Cultures Inadequate? Comparison to Quantitative Analysis of 1053 Bacterial Isolates from 350 Wounds

Diagnostics 2021, 11(7), 1239

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Guidelines for Point-of-Care Fluorescence Imaging for Detection of Wound Bacterial Burden Based on Delphi Consensus

Diagnostics 2021, 11(7), 1219

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Research Category:Debridement/Wound Hygiene, Chronic Wounds

A novel debridement device for the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds: a prospective trial

Journal of Wound Care VOL. 30, NO. Sup5 | 2021

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Bacterial Autofluorescence Digital Imaging Guides Treatment in Stage 4 Pelvic Pressure Injuries: A Preliminary Case Series

Diagnostics 2021, 11(5), 839

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Wound healing: what is the NICE guidance from the UK?

Journal of Wound Care, Vol.30, No. 3

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Research Category:Species Detected/Biofilm, Chronic Wounds

Rapid Diagnosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Wounds with Point-of-Care Fluorescence Imaging

Diagnostics 2021, 11(2), 280

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Research Category:Species Detected/Biofilm, Chronic Wounds

Evaluation of the combination of a biofilm-disrupting agent and negative pressure wound therapy: a case series

JWC 13, Jan 2021

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Research Category:Advanced Therapies, Chronic Wounds

Efficacy and safety of a porcine peritoneum-derived matrix in diabetic foot ulcer treatment: a pilot study

JoWC, 2021 Feb 1;30(Sup2):S18-S23

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Research Category:Advanced Therapies, Chronic Wounds

Evaluation of the combination of a biofilm-disrupting agent and negative pressure wound therapy: a case series

JoWC, Vol. 3 0 , No. 1 , January 2021

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Incorporating Point-of-Care Bacterial Fluorescence into a Wound Clinic Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Diagnostics, November 2020

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Research Category:Accelerated Wound Healing, Chronic Wounds

Routine Fluorescence Imaging to Detect Wound Bacteria Reduces Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Dressing Expenditure While Improving Healing Rates: Retrospective Analysis of 229 Foot Ulcers

Diagnostics 2020, 10(11), 927

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

A Prospective Multisite Observational Study Incorporating Bacterial Fluorescence Information Into the UPPER/LOWER Wound Infection Checklists

Wounds 2020;32(11):299–308

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Research Category:Chronic Wounds, Advanced Therapies

Pilot study on the influence of cold atmospheric plasma on bacterial contamination and healing tendency of chronic wounds

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. Sept. 2020

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Fluorescence Imaging for the Detection of Bacterial Burden in Wounds: Results from the 350-Patient FLAAG Trial

Advances in Wound Care, 1 Sep 2020

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Research Category:Accelerated Wound Healing, Chronic Wounds

Use of a bacterial fluorescence imaging system to target wound debridement and accelerate healing: a pilot study

Journal of Wound Care, Vol. 29, No. Sup7 July 2020

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Research Category:Chronic Wounds, Debridement/Wound Hygiene

Prospective clinical study on the efficacy of bacterial removal with mechanical debridement in and around chronic leg ulcers assessed with fluorescence imaging

Int Wound J. 2020;1–8

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

A paradigm shift in chronic wound assessment: incorporating bacterial fluorescence imaging into standard of care

Proc. SPIE 11223, Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2020, 112230F (4 March 2020)

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Research Category:Wound Sampling, Chronic Wounds

The safety of punch biopsies on hard-to-heal wounds: a large multicentre clinical trial

Journal of Wound Care, Feb. 2020, Vol. 29, Issue 2

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

MolecuLight i:X: A new tool for wound infection diagnosis

South African Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery & Burns 2019;2(3):68-71.

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Research Category:Digital Wound Measurement, Chronic Wounds

Use of a bacterial fluorescence imaging device: wound measurement, bacterial detection and targeted debridement

Journal of Wound Care, Vol. 28, No. 12, Dec. 2019

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Research Category:Cost-Savings/ Reimbursement, Chronic Wounds

Can Fluorescence Imaging Predict the Success of CTPs (cellular- and tissue-based products) for Wound Closure and Save Costs?

Today’s Wound Clinic, Volume 13 Issue 12 - December 2019

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

The use of MolecuLight™ for early detection of colonisation in dermal templates

Burns, 29 October 2019

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Current management and perspectives in the treatment of ventricular assist device-specific infections.

J Thorac Dis. 2019 May;11(5):2111-2116

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Research Category:Treatment Planning, Chronic Wounds

Fluorescence imaging guided dressing change frequency during negative pressure wound therapy: a case series

Journal of Wound Care, September (2019)

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Research Category:Species Detected/Biofilm, Chronic Wounds

Treating Biofilm and Bioburden: New tools and products signal a revolution in wound care

PODIATRY MANAGEMENT, AUGUST 2019

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Research Category:Diagnostic Accuracy, Chronic Wounds

Efficacy of a bacterial fluorescence imaging device in an outpatient wound care clinic: a pilot study

J Wound Care. 2019 Jul 2:28(7):438-443

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging accurately identifies wounds with moderate-to-heavy bacterial burden

J Wound Care. 2019 Jun 2;28(6):346-357.

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Understanding Real-Time Fluorescence Signals from Bacteria and Wound Tissues Observed with the MolecuLight i:X

Diagnostics. 2019; 9(1):22.

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Novel Bacterial Auto-fluorescence Imaging Device Can Lead to more targeted debridement

Today’s Wound Clinic. April 2019.

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Research Category:Anti-Microbial Stewardship, Chronic Wounds

Using bacterial fluorescence imaging and antimicrobial stewardship to guide wound management practices: a case series

Ostomy Wound Management 2018;64(8):18–28 doi: 10.25270/owm.2018.8.1828

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Research Category:Wound Sampling, Chronic Wounds

Point-of-care fluorescence imaging predicts the presence of pathogenic bacteria in wounds: a clinical study

Journal of Wound Care, 2017, 26(8), 452-460. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2017.26.8.452.

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Research Category:Wound Sampling, Chronic Wounds

Improved detection of clinically relevant wound bacteria using autofluorescence image-guided sampling in diabetic foot ulcers

International Wound Journal, 2017, 14(5), 833-841. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12717.

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

New horizons in the understanding of the causes and management of diabetic foot disease: report from the 2017 Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference Symposium

Diabetic Medicine, 2017, 34(3), 305-315. doi: 10.1111/dme.

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Research Category:Detection of Bacterial Burden, Chronic Wounds

Fluorescence technology for point of care wound management

Surgical Technology International, 2016, 28, 58-64.

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