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Chronic Wound Care Management and Research Volume 6, 2019 - Issue
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Original Research

The combination of high bacterial count and positive biofilm formation is associated with the inflammation of pressure ulcers

Mao Kunimitsu1 Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Gojiro Nakagami1 Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;2 Global Nursing Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Aya Kitamura1 Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuko Mugita1 Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Kaname Akamata3 Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Sanae Sasaki4 Department of Nursing, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Chieko Hayashi4 Department of Nursing, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Yukie Mori1 Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiromi Sanada1 Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;2 Global Nursing Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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