The chronic wound characterisation study and biobank: a study protocol for a prospective observational cohort investigation of bacterial community composition, inflammatory responses and wound-healing trajectories in non-healing wounds

Introduction Chronic wounds affect 1%–2% of the global population, with rising incidence due to ageing and lifestyle-related diseases. Bacterial biofilms, found in 80% of chronic wounds, and scattered single-cell bacteria may hinder healing. Microbes are believed to negatively impact healing by exac...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Anne Kristine Servais Iversen, Klaus Kirketerp-Møller, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Hans Gottlieb, Blaine Gabriel Fritz, Mads Lichtenberg, Isabel Díaz-Pinés Cort, Dania Firas Al-Zoubaidi, Tim Holm Jakobsen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2024-10-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/10/e084081.full