ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Biofilm and Equine Limb Wounds.
Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in equine-associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC veterinary research · 2025Pooled it
- Combination-Based Biofunctional Coatings for Veterinary Biofilm-Associated Infections.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Occurrence of Bacterial Infections in Equine Wounds and Abscesses in Horses from 2019 to 2023.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Multimodal Topical Formulations Combining Synthetic Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Levofloxacin, and Plant Extracts for Veterinary Wound and Inflammation Care: In Vivo Efficacy.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Inhibitory effect of fluoroquinolones against biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk of dairy cows with mastitis.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2026Article
- Collagen composition in equine exuberant granulation tissue reflects tissue immaturity.PloS one · 2025Article
- In Vitro Effect ofVeterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Acellular bovine pericardium as a biological dressing for treatment of cutaneous wounds of the distal limb in donkeys (Equus Asinus).Veterinary research communications · 2023Article
- The Role of Biofilms in the Pathogenesis of Animal Bacterial Infections.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- On-Off Phagocytosis and Switchable Macrophage Activation Stimulated with NIR for Infected Percutaneous Tissue Repair of Polypyrrole-Coated Sulfonated PEEK.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Wound swabs versus biopsies to detect methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in experimental equine wounds.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2022Article
- Infectious Uveitis in Horses and New Insights in Its Leptospiral Biofilm-Related Pathogenesis.Microorganisms · 2022Review
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Abstract
In chronic wounds in humans, biofilm formation and wound chronicity are linked, as biofilms contribute to chronic inflammation and delayed healing. Biofilms are aggregates of bacteria, and living as biofilms is the default mode of bacterial life; within these aggregates, the bacteria are protected from both antimicrobial substances and the immune response of the host. In horses, delayed healing is more commonly seen in limb wounds than body wounds. Chronic inflammation and hypoxia are the main characteristics of delayed wound healing in equine limbs, and biofilms might also contribute to this healing pattern in horses. However, biofilm formation in equine wounds has been studied to a very limited degree. Biofilms have been detected in equine traumatic wounds, and recent experimental models have shown that biofilms protract the healing of equine limb wounds. Detection of biofilms within wounds necessitates advanced techniques that are not available in routine diagnostic yet. However, infections with biofilm should be suspected in equine limb wounds not healing as expected, as they are in human wounds. Treatment should be based on repeated debridement and application of topical antimicrobial therapy.
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