Assessment of infection in chronic wounds based on the activities of elastase, lysozyme and myeloperoxidase

Br J Dermatol. 2015 Dec;173(6):1529-31. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13896. Epub 2015 Oct 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukocyte Elastase / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Muramidase / metabolism*
  • Peroxidase / metabolism*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Wound Infection / enzymology*
  • Wound Infection / microbiology

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Peroxidase
  • Muramidase
  • Leukocyte Elastase