Table 1.
Patient data
| Sample ID | Age (years) | Sex | BMI (kg/m2) | Diabetes | Arterial hypertension | Vessel disease | Smoking | Microbiology of wound swab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWF I | 42 | f | 32·5 | − | − | − | − | Negative |
| AWF II | 34 | m | 19·2 | − | − | − | − | Negative |
| AWF III | 46 | f | 39·6 | − | − | − | − | Negative |
| AWF IV | 34 | f | 37·1 | − | + | − | − | Negative |
| AWF V | 65 | f | 26 | + | + | − | − | Negative |
| Mean | 44·2 | 30·88 | ||||||
| CWF I | 61 | f | 35·7 | + | + | PVD | + | Enterococci, pseudomonads |
| CWF II | 87 | m | 16·3 | − | − | − | + | Enterobacteria, enterococci, staphylococci |
| CWF III | 63 | f | 35·6 | + | − | − | − | Pseudomonads, staphylococci, streptococci |
| CWF IV | 60 | f | 22·6 | − | + | − | − | Enterobacteria, enterococci, pseudomonads, staphylococci |
| CWF V | 61 | f | 26·9 | − | + | − | − | Enterobacteria, enterococci |
| Mean | 66·4 | 27·42 |
f, female; m, male; AWF, acute wound fluid; CWF, chronic wound fluid; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.