Abbreviation	Meaning	Page
EGF	Epidermal growth factor	1
EGF-CMC	Epidermal growth factor loaded carboxymethylcellulose gel	1
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus	1
P. aeruginosa	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	1
CMC	Carboxymethylcellulose	1
ECM	Extracellular matrix	2
-CH2-COOH	Carboxymethyl group	2
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor	2
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor	2
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor	2
EPS	Extracellular polysaccharide matrix	3
F	Absolute frequency	3
RF	Relative frequency	3
ABI	Ankle–brachial index	3
PAD	Peripheral obstructive arterial disease.	3
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	5
qPCR	Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction	5
W1	First week	5
W6	Sixth week	5
W12	Twelfth week	5
ExoS	Exoenzyme S gene	7
ExoU	Exoenzyme U gene	7
OD620	Optical density measured in 620 nanometers	8
OD570	Optical density measured in 570 nanometers	8
PRP	Platelet-rich plasma	9
rhEFG	Recombinant human epidermal growth factor	11
ReBEC UTN	Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials code	11
mL	Milliliter	11
NaCl	Sodium chloride	12
TSB	Trypticase soy broth	12
MALDI-TOF MS	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS)	12
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute	12
µg	Microgram	12
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection	12
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction	12
bp	Base pairs	12
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid	12
Ct	Threshold cycle	13
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline	13
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software	13
RR	Relative risk	14