Antibiotic Resistance

by the WoundSource Editors Among the greatest triumphs of modern medicine were the identification and naming of the Penicillium mold by Alexander Fleming in 1928, and its ability to inhibit bacteri...

In “Wound Culturing 101 – How to Correctly Obtain a Wound Culture” at WoundCon Summer, Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWCN, CWS, and Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS led the audience through a review of pearls and pit...

At present, estimates place drug-resistant organisms as causing over 700,000 deaths per year globally. By 2050, predictions say that the number of deaths caused by these organisms could surpass mortal...

In this interview, Alisha Oropallo, MD, FACS discusses why and how wound care clinicians can talk to patients about antimicrobial resistance and stewardship practices. ...

Antibiosis: The biological relationship between two organisms in which one living organism kills another to ensure its existence. Antimicrobial resistance: The process that occurs when bacteria, fu...

September is designated as Sepsis Awareness Month, and it offers us time to reflect on the critical medical developments that have brought us to the current era of infectious disease treatment. The fi...

By The WoundSource Editors Antimicrobial stewardship is becoming an increasing concern for nearly all clinical professionals. Antimicrobial resistance is often considered one of the most serious he...

by Martha Kelso, RN, HBOT Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSource Trending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clinical issues and advancement in wound management, w...

by the WoundSource Editors The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and a...

by the WoundSource Editors Wound infection is a complex process that can be affected by a variety of factors, some of which inhibit the ability to heal. The first stage of healing, the inflammatory...