Clinical identification of bacteria in human chronic wound infections: culturing vs. 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing

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BACKGROUND: Chronic wounds affect millions of people and cost billions of dollars in the United States each year. These wounds harbor polymicrobial biofilm communities, which can be difficult to elucidate using culturing methods. Clinical molecular microbiological methods are increasingly being employed to investigate the microbiota of chronic infections, including wounds, as part of standard patient care....

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