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| K G HardingSummaryAffiliation: Cardiff University Country: UK Publications
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Topical treatment: which dressing to chooseK G Harding
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
Diabetes Metab Res Rev 16:S47-50. 2000....
Use of molecular techniques to study microbial diversity in the skin: chronic wounds reevaluatedC E Davies
Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Wound Repair Regen 9:332-40. 2001....
Molecular analysis of the microflora in chronic venous leg ulcerationK E Hill
Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XY, UK
J Med Microbiol 52:365-9. 2003..It is only by the comprehensive analysis of the wound microflora by both molecular and cultural methods that it will be possible to further our understanding of the role of bacteria in this important condition...
Wound-related osteomyelitis: a case of containment not cureG K Patel
Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Br J Community Nurs 9:S6-13. 2004..Community nurses caring for patients that have received antibiotics alone to treat osteomyelitis need to be aware of the potential for osteomyelitis recurrence and how to make the diagnosis...
Exploring the use of an alginate dressing for diabetic foot ulcersS Bale
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK
J Wound Care 10:81-4. 2001..Six patients required treatment for infection. A total of 12 adverse events were reported: seven mild to moderate and five severe. None were directly attributed to the study dressing...
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: what are the implications for wound care?G K Patel
Wound Healing Research Unit, University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
J Wound Care 10:73-5. 2001..Patients with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome may present with problems such as allergic contact dermatitis and ulceration. This case study explains how it should be diagnosed and treated...
Collagen VII expression in human chronic wounds and scarsI Hopkinson
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, U K
J Pathol 182:192-6. 1997..Collagen VII expression was detected in 26 of these 28 cutaneous wounds, but not in two wounds, neither of which showed any clinical evidence of healing...
Managing gravitational eczema and allergic contact dermatitisG K Patel
Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
Br J Community Nurs 6:394-406. 2001..We also discuss allergic contact dermatitis, a common complication of gravitational eczema...
Wound dressings in diabetic foot diseaseJ R Hilton
Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Clin Infect Dis 39:S100-3. 2004..Heavily exudating ulcers require frequent change to reduce maceration of surrounding skin. Dressing choice should be guided by the characteristics of the ulcer, the requirements of the patient, and costs...
Anaerobic cocci populating the deep tissues of chronic wounds impair cellular wound healing responses in vitroP Stephens
Department of Oral Surgery, Dental School, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, CF14 4XY, UK
Br J Dermatol 148:456-66. 2003..While the part they play in the chronicity of these wounds is uninvestigated, anaerobic cocci have previously been shown to be involved in other chronic inflammatory human conditions...
The influence of exercise on foot perfusion in diabetesD T Williams
Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Diabet Med 24:1105-11. 2007..We aimed to measure changes in foot perfusion following a brief period of lower-limb exercise in individuals with and without Type 2 diabetes and non-critical PAOD...
Psychological factors and delayed healing in chronic woundsA Cole-King
Wound Healing Research Centre, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
Psychosom Med 63:216-20. 2001..Further research in the form of a longitudinal study and/or an interventional study is proposed...
Healing of an MRSA-colonized, hydroxyurea-induced leg ulcer with honeyS Natarajan
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
J Dermatolog Treat 12:33-6. 2001....
Case report and literature review of leishmaniasis as a cause of leg ulceration in the United KingdomS Ather
Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University, UK
J Wound Care 15:389-91. 2006
Measurement of the skin microcirculation through intact bandages using laser Doppler flowmetryJ M Melhuish
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
Med Biol Eng Comput 42:259-63. 2004..u.). This method demonstrated that it may be possible to assess the microcirculation through intact bandages, without the need to place any sensors at the skin-bandage interface...
Diagnosing foot infection in diabetesD T Williams
Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Clin Infect Dis 39:S83-6. 2004..A focused, systematic approach to the accurate diagnosis and treatment of infection, combined with careful monitoring, ensures the maintenance of optimal management...
Science, medicine and the future: healing chronic woundsK G Harding
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4UJ, UK
BMJ 324:160-3. 2002..Allogeneic skin grafting and bioengineered skin equivalents are being used successfully in patients with venous leg ulcers and diabetic patients with foot ulcers...
Wound healingD W Thomas
Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XY, UK
Br J Surg 89:1203-5. 2002
