There Is More to Wounds than Bacteria: Fungal Biofilms in Chronic Wounds

Abstract Purpose of Review The management chronic wounds, a debilitating condition, presents considerable challenge to healthcare professionals and significant burden on services. When these wounds are exposed the external environment, they susceptible microbial infection, which further complicates their worsens clinical outcomes. Recent Findings Bacteria typically exist in as part biofilm, is often polymicrobial nature, alongside bacteria fungi that described being more virulent tolerant towards antimicrobials antiseptics. Despite advancing knowledge biofilm wound infections with respect bacteria, role largely ignored, influence chronicity not fully appreciated or understood. Summary purpose this review explore significance within environments and, doing so, understand importance interkingdom interactions management.