Advances in Skin, Wound Care and Tissue Science

Wound care and Infection Control

Infected wounds are wounds within which bacteria or different microorganisms have colonized, inflicting either a delay in wound healing or deterioration of the wound. Most wounds are generally contaminated by microorganism. However, infected wounds result once the body's immune defenses are flooded or cannot deal with traditional bacterial growth. An infected wound could also be characterized by raised or sustained pain, redness or swelling, pus discharge, unhealthy odor or non-healing of the wound. Persons with weakened immune functions, like diabetics or the aged, are in danger for wound infections, since they cannot defend infections simply. The hindrance of wound infection ought to be a primary management objective for all health care practitioners.