What is a comprehensive infection management strategy?

A comprehensive wound infection prevention and management plan should arise from assessment outcomes and seek to achieve the person’s goals of care. Holistic management
addresses:
■ Optimising the individual host response
■ Reducing local microbial burden
■ Promoting a positive environment for wound healing.

Dressings with antimicrobial action that are used should have:
■ No or low cytotoxicity, irritancy and allergenicity to wound tissue and the peri-wound skin
■ Fast and long-acting activity
■ No or low propensity to select bacterial resistance