Breaking the barrier–a novel approach to controlling infection in hard-to-heal wounds

G Dixon - Clinical Medicine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims This study aimed to evaluate anti-biofilm and wound healing effects of NX-AS-911 in
an ex vivo wound model infected with 'gold standard'Pseudomonas aeruginosa and …

EP389 THE ANTI-BIOFILM ACTIVITY OF ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSINGS USING INCREASINGLY STRINGENT IN VITRO MODELS.

D Metcalf, K Meredith - Journal of Wound Management, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Aim: To evaluate the anti-biofilm activity of 4 antimicrobial dressings using a series of
increasingly relevant and complex in vitro biofilm tests. Method: The Centers for Disease …

[PDF][PDF] A new innovation in treating infected wounds and disrupting biofilms

A Beasley - wounds-uk.com
In the in vivo wound model, the wound was visually much smaller after three days with
KerraContact Ag and histological analysis revealed a smaller wound area when compared …

[PDF][PDF] Monitoring the battleground: Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance, Antibiofilm Trends, and Virulence Factors in Wound Bacterial Isolates. 2

SO Awuor, EO Omwenga, RM Mariita, J Musila… - 2023 - academia.edu
There is an alarming increase in antibiotic resistance especially on common bacterial
infections that could be 25 attributed to extensive unregulated use of antibiotics. Continuous …

A next-generation antimicrobial wound dressing: a real-life clinical evaluation in the UK and Ireland

D Metcalf, D Parsons, P Bowler - Journal of wound care, 2016 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a new, next-generation antimicrobial dressing
(NGAD; AQUACEL Ag+ EXTRA dressing) in managing wound exudate, infection and …

Development of an in vitro model for testing novel antimicrobial substances

E Larkö - 2011 - odr.chalmers.se
Chronic or hard to heal wounds are very susceptible to infections. Due to the biofilm mode of
growth in these wound, conventional therapies, such as antibiotics, do not eradicate the …

A real-life clinical evaluation of a next-generation antimicrobial dressing on acute and chronic wounds

M Walker, D Metcalf, D Parsons… - Journal of wound …, 2015 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a new, next-generation antimicrobial dressing
(AQUACEL Ag+ dressing) in facilitating healing in a variety of hard-to-heal wounds that may …

Next science wound gel technology, a novel agent that inhibits biofilm development by gram-positive and gram-negative wound pathogens

KG Miller, PL Tran, CL Haley, C Kruzek… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Loss of the skin barrier facilitates the colonization of underlying tissues with various bacteria,
where they form biofilms that protect them from antibiotics and host responses. Such wounds …

Treating drug-resistant wound pathogens with non-medicated dressings: an in vitro study

MG Rippon, AA Rogers, S Westgate - Journal of Wound Care, 2019 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: To assess the in vitro antimicrobial performance of a non-medicated hydro-
responsive wound dressing (HRWD) on the sequestration and killing of wound relevant …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial stewardship: what it means in tissue viability

V Edwards-Jones, P Spruce - Wounds UK, 2019 - activheal.com
This article is based on a Made Easy workshop held at the Wounds UK annual conference
in Harrogate, UK, on the 5th of November 2018, sponsored by ActivHeal®, from Advanced …