BATH, England, Nov. 16 (UPI) --Testing for infection with burn patients can be slow and increases the risk for further infection. A wound dressing that reacts to infection by changing color could help ...

Wounding yourself can be bad enough, but having to regularly remove the dressing to check for infection can be painful and can also compound things by exposing the wound and giving germs the chance to ...

A wound dressing made from a nanocellulose mesh detects early signs of infection in skin wounds by monitoring pH. A nanocellulose-based wound dressing has been developed by researchers at Linköping ...

In the clinical trial, upon catheter removal, there were decreases noted in catheter colonization and skin colonization rates. 3M announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an ...

According to the National Institute of Health, it is estimated that, on average, about 11% of long-term care residents suffer from chronic wounds. No other demographic group experiences chronic wounds ...

GUARDIVA (chlorhexidine gluconate) antimicrobial hemostatic IV dressing by HemCon HemCon Medical Technologies announced receiving an additional U.S. regulatory clearance for the antimicrobial ...