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Acácio Rodrigues

Teacher and Head, Microbiology Department, Department of Pathology and Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal, and Physician, Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal

Hard-to-heal wounds, biofilm and wound healing: an intricate interrelationship

Wounds are a major cause of patient morbidity and high healthcare costs, which are increasing the stress on healthcare systems at a global level (Gupta et al, 2016). The reduction of infection...

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