All wounds, especially chronic ones, become colonized with bacteria. It arises from the patient’s skin, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, or where exogenous bacteria are transferred from the environment or conveyed on the hands of healthcare workers [1-3]. When the bacterial load reaches 105 CFU/G, which is colony forming units per gram of tissue, the wound is considered infected; when levels are greater than or equal to 106 CFU/G or when greater or equal to four species are present, failure to heal may occur [4,5]…

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