Significats de decubitus ulcer en anglès

There is no clearly significant differences in the microbial ecology of decubitus ulcer in relation to metadata except when considering diabetes.

Physical examination revealed a decubitus ulcer with foul smelling and yellowish exudative pus on his left chest wall and abdomen, forearm, thigh, and lower leg.

Infected decubitus ulcers, conjunctivitis, symptomatic urinary-tract infections, and lower-respiratory tract infections were the most common types.

Background: Decubitus ulcers, also known as bedsores or pressure ulcers, affect millions of hospitalized patients each year.

Results: Decubitus ulcers are shown to be polymicrobial in nature with no single bacterium exclusively colonizing the wounds.

Decubitus ulcers are more common among the inpatient spinal cord injury group, with prevalence rates up to 30%.

The microbial populations and composition in the decubitus ulcers of diabetics may be significantly different from the communities in non-diabetics.