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Wound infection in clinical practice; shaping the future - a consensus document

Wound Infection continues to be a challenging problem world wide, representing a considerable healthcare burden. Early recognition along with prompt, appropriate and effective intervention are more important than ever in reducing economic and health consequences, especially in the context of growing resistance to antitbioics.

Professor Keith Harding
Wound Infection in clinical practise: shaping the future - A Consensus Document (2008)


• A unique and practical guide to wound infection, developed by panel of eminent, International wound care experts.
   
• Launch symposium at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, -Toronto June 2008 
   
• Launch supplement in the International Wound Journal - June edition. 
 

A practical and adaptable guide to wound infection for use in local settings worldwide. This document provides a consensus opinion on evidence, education and research within wound infection.

 

Topics covered:

 

Principles of best practice
Definitions – contamination, critical colonization and infection
Application to practice

 

Diagnostics
Signs and symptoms
Triggers for suspecting wound infection
Microbiology – the importance and role of, sampling techniques, when to analyze and application to practice

 

Effective management of wound infection
Measures to reduce bacterial load and optimizing host response

 

Topical antimicrobial therapy
Use of Antiseptics, clinical evidence, roles and formulation

 

Systemic antibiotic therapy
Use of in wound infection


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Wound infection in clinical practice - An international consensus available in the following languages:

 

ENGLISH (PDF 220KB)
Wound infection in clinical practice An international consensus

 

FRENCH (PDF 232KB)
L’infection des plaies en pratique clinique Un consensus international

 

GERMAN (PDF 236KB)
Wundinfektionen in der klinischen Praxis Ein internationaler Konsensus

 

ITALIAN (PDF 224KB)
Le ferite infette nella pratica clinica Un consenso internazionale

 

JAPANESE (PDF 672KB)
Wound infection in clinical practice An international consensus

 

SPANISH (PDF 224KB)
La infección de las heridas en la práctica clínica