Swab Sample Collection for the Detection of Bacterial Proteases in Wounds Assay

Launched by SYSTAGENIX WOUND MANAGEMENT · Dec 12, 2012

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Subject has presented to participating study site with a wound(s) suspected to be infected, as determined by the Investigator and/ or study staff - defined as one that through clinical judgment has questionable infection status, and /or shows three or more of the NERDS or STONES signs of infection);
• • Subject has presented to participating study site with a wound(s) suspected not to be infected, as determined by the Investigator and/ or study staff - defined as one that does not show three or more of the NERDS or STONES signs of infection.
• • Subject is 18 years of age or older.
• • Subject agrees to complete all aspects of the study and provides Informed Consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subject is less than 18 years of age.
• • Target wound contains a malignancy
• • Subject has hypersensitivity of the wound or painful wound surface which prevents touching/swabbing of the wound surface.
• • Subject is confirmed to be positive for HIV or hepatitis.
• • Subject is unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
• • Subjects deemed inappropriate for the study by the site's Principal Investigator.