GuidelineDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Guidelines for Point-of-Care Fluorescence Imaging for Detection of Wound Bacterial Burden Based on Delphi Consensus.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reliance on Clinical Signs and Symptoms Assessment Leads to Misuse of Antimicrobials:Advances in wound care · 2022Trial
- Burn Infections and Sepsis: Challenges and Future Prospects of Antibacterial Therapy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Scoping Review of Fluorescence Imaging: A Promising New Technology for Bacterial Detection in Burn Wounds.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2026Article
- Progresses in Wound Healing: Integrating Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Traditional and Alternative Medicine, and Novel Technologies.Current diabetes reviews · 2026Review
- The Immunostimulatory Effect of MIL-101(Al)-NHInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Clinical and Economic Evidence Supporting the Value of Fluorescence Imaging of Bacteria in Wound Care.Journal of market access & health policy · 2025Review
- New Application for the Early Detection of Wound Infections Using a Near-Infrared Fluorescence Device and Forward-Looking Thermal Camera.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Audit of Antimicrobial Prescribing Trends in 1447 Outpatient Wound Assessments: Baseline Rates and Impact of Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Culture Shock: An Investigation into the Tolerance of Pathogenic Biofilms to Antiseptics in Environments Resembling the Chronic Wound Milieu.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Lights, fluorescence, action-Influencing wound treatment plans including debridement of bacteria and biofilms.International wound journal · 2023Article
- The effect of inflammation management on pH, temperature, and bacterial burden.International wound journal · 2023Observational
- Point-of-care fluorescence imaging reveals extent of bacterial load in diabetic foot ulcers.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Is my wound infected? A study on the use of hyperspectral imaging to assess wound infection.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization Methods for Evaluation of Modern Wound Dressings.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Antibiotic Misuse in Wound Care: Can Bacterial Localization through Fluorescence Imaging Help?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Uncovering the high prevalence of bacterial burden in surgical site wounds with point-of-care fluorescence imaging.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Diagnosis and treatment of the invasive extension of bacteria (cellulitis) from chronic wounds utilising point-of-care fluorescence imaging.International wound journal · 2022Observational
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Abstract
Excessive levels of bacteria impede wound healing and can lead to infectious complications. Unfortunately, clinical signs and symptoms of elevated bacterial burden are often unreliable. As a result, point--of--care fluorescence imaging, used to detect critical bacterial burden in wounds, is becoming widely recognized and adopted by clinicians across the globe as an accepted and added component of wound assessment protocol. A Delphi method was employed to establish consensus guidelines describing fluorescence imaging use. A multidisciplinary panel of 32 wound experts (56% MD, 22% podiatrist, 12.5% nurses/nurse practitioners) representing multiple sites of service (e.g., hospital outpatient, inpatient, private office, long-term care) completed two rounds of online questionnaires. The Delphi included key topics, including competencies required to perform imaging, clinical indications for imaging (e.g., signs/symptoms present, procedures warranting imaging), frequency of imaging, and a clinical workflow algorithm. Describing their clinical experiences of imaging impact, >80% reported changes in treatment plans, 96% reported that imaging-informed treatment plans led to improved wound healing, 78% reported reduced rates of amputations, and 83% reported reduced rates of microbiological sampling. The guidelines provided here will help to standardize use of fluorescence imaging among wound care providers and enhance the quality of patient care.
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