Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging to Address Racial Inequities in Wound Infection Assessment

Charles A Andersen¹, Gabriel Ayoola, Alton R Johnson+4

• ¹Charles A. Andersen, MD, MAPWCA, is Chief, Wound Care Service, Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington, USA. Gabriel Ayoola, PhD, is Lecturer, Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Alton R. Johnson, Jr, DPM, CWSP, is Clinical Assistant Professor and Attending Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery-Foot and Ankle, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor. Jonathan Johnson, MD, MBA, is Founder and Surgical Director, Comprehensive Wound Care Services and Capital Aesthetic & Laser Center, Washington, District of Columbia. Martha R. Kelso, RN, HBOT, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wound Care Plus LLC, Blue Springs, Missouri. Thomas E. Serena, MD, MAPWCA, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SerenaGroup Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Alisha Oropallo, MD, is Professor of Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University/Northwell Health, Hempstead, New York, and Director, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York.