Animal models of external traumatic wound infections

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Authors

Tianhong Dai · Harvard University

Gitika Kharkwal · Massachusetts General Hospital

Masamitsu Tanaka · Massachusetts General Hospital

Ying‐Ying Huang · Massachusetts General Hospital

Vida J. Bil de Arce · Massachusetts General Hospital

Michael R. Hamblin · Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

Abstract

As antibiotic resistance continues to increase,more new antimicrobial approaches are urgently needed.These should be tested using standard protocols for infections in external traumatic wounds in animal models.

Topics & Keywords

Surgical site infection prevention Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgical Sutures and Adhesives

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Virulence

Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. 296-315

DOI: 10.4161/viru.2.4.16840

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