01315nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001900042653001500061653001700076100001400093700001100107700001200118700001100130700001600141245011200157300000900269490000700278520081000285022001401095       2016                            d10aWound dressing10aWound care10aBuruli ulcer1 aVelding K1 aKlis S1 aAbass M1 aWerf T1 aStienstra Y00aThe application of modern dressings to Buruli ulcers: results from a pilot implementation project in Ghana.  a60-20 v953 a<p>Buruli ulcer (BU) is a tropical, infectious skin disease. The resulting ulcer can take a long time to heal, and a high standard of wound care is essential. Currently, the only dressing used for BU wound care is gauze, and its removal causes pain and bleeding. We performed a pilot implementation project using HydroTac(®) (HARTMANN, Heidenheim, Germany), a modern dressing combining foam with a hydrogel component. For future BU treatment, we recommend to use a more absorbent dressing than the HydroTac dressing used in the current project. However, we show that modern dressings can be applied to BUs and that HydroTac dressings yield clean, healing wounds, and prevent the pain and bleeding associated with gauze dressings. Wound care is a vital but to date neglected aspect of BU management.</p>
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