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

Thomas E. Serena1, Lisa Gould2, Karen Ousey3, and Robert S. Kirsner4

1SerenaGroup, Pittsburgh, PA
2South Shore Hospital Center for Wound Healing, Weymouth, MA
3Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield, UK
4University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Wound Center, Miami, FL.

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

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