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Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria from acute and chronic wounds in Malaysian subjects

Author(s) -

Shin Yee Wong,

Rishya Manikam,

Sekaran Muniandy

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.5882

Subject(s) - medicine , linezolid , antibiotics , tigecycline , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcus epidermidis , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , penicillin , ampicillin , chronic wound , antimicrobial , broth microdilution , daptomycin , vancomycin , bacteria , biology , surgery , wound healing , minimum inhibitory concentration , genetics

Chronic wounds represent a major health burden worldwide. It has been hypothesized that the polymicrobial nature of wounds plays an important role in their healing process. Thus, a review of pathogen frequency and susceptibility patterns in wounds is necessary to provide appropriate guidelines for antimicrobial usage.

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