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Microbiome Imbalances: An Overlooked Potential Mechanism in Chronic Nonhealing Wounds
Mengru Pang1,2, Meishu Zhu1,3, Xiaoxuan Lei1,2
11 The Graduate School of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Chronic nonhealing wounds are a severe burden to health care systems worldwide, causing millions of patients to have lengthy hospital stays, high health care costs, periods of unemployment, and reduced quality of life. Moreover, treating chronic nonhealing wounds effectively and reasonably in countries with limited medical resources can be extremely challenging. With many outstanding questions surrounding chronic nonhealing wounds, in this review, we offer changes to the microbiome as a potentially ignored mechanism important in the formation and treatment of chronic wounds. Our analysis helps bring a whole new understanding to wound formation and healing and provides a potential breakthrough in the treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds in the future.
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