Management of Infected Wounds: A Wound Healing Foundation Consensus Statement

Nicolás Cortés-Penfield; Benjamin A Lipsky; Elof Eriksson; Meghan B Brennan; Martin Clauss; Catherine Dunyach-Remy; Sue Gardner; Roman Hayda; Lindsay Kalan; Paul Kim; Klaus Kirketerp-Møller; Paul Liu; Samuel Mandell; Oscar Murillo; Gojiro Nakagami; Laura K S Parnell; Edgar J G Peters; Parham Sendi; Gary Sibbald; Terry Swanson; Rica Tanaka; Tze-Woei Tan; Ilker Uçkay; Dot Weir

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Management of Infected Wounds: A Wound Healing Foundation Consensus Statement

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Management of Infected Wounds: A Wound Healing Foundation Consensus Statement

Nicolás Cortés-Penfield, Benjamin A Lipsky, Elof Eriksson, Meghan B Brennan, Martin Clauss, Catherine Dunyach-Remy, Sue Gardner, Roman Hayda, Lindsay Kalan, Paul Kim, …

Advances in wound care (New Rochelle, N.Y.)

06/16/2026

DOI: 10.1177/21621918261459794

PMID: 42303570

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Abstract

The Wound Healing Foundation (WHF) previously organized consensus panels on the management of chronic wounds (2022), acute wounds (2024), and diabetic wounds (2025). This WHF consensus statement, authored by a global interdisciplinary panel of clinicians and researchers, focuses on the management of infected wounds. The panel members reviewed the literature and reached consensus on elements of an evidence-based approach to infected wounds. Using a structured format, this statement progresses from discussing how wound infections develop, how to diagnose them, how to provide the most appropriate antimicrobial and surgical treatment, how to assess response to treatment, and how to further investigate instances of unsuccessful treatment.

treatment consensus

wound infection

wound infections

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Title: Subtitle: Management of Infected Wounds: A Wound Healing Foundation Consensus Statement
Creators: Nicolás Cortés-Penfield - University of Nebraska Medical Center
Benjamin A Lipsky - University of Washington
Elof Eriksson - Harvard University
Meghan B Brennan - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Martin Clauss - University Hospital of Basel
Catherine Dunyach-Remy - Inserm
Sue Gardner - University of Iowa
Roman Hayda - Rhode Island Hospital
Lindsay Kalan - McMaster University
Paul Kim - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Klaus Kirketerp-Møller - Bispebjerg Hospital
Paul Liu - Brown University
Samuel Mandell - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Oscar Murillo - Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Gojiro Nakagami - The University of Tokyo
Laura K S Parnell - Precision Consulting, Missouri City, Texas, USA
Edgar J G Peters - Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Parham Sendi - University of Bern
Gary Sibbald - University of Toronto
Terry Swanson - St John of God Hospital
Rica Tanaka - Juntendo University
Tze-Woei Tan - University of Southern California
Ilker Uçkay - Universitätsklinik Balgrist
Dot Weir - Saratoga Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Advances in wound care (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
DOI: 10.1177/21621918261459794
PMID: 42303570
NLM abbreviation: Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle)
ISSN: 2162-1918
eISSN: 2162-1934
Publisher: Sage
Grant note: WHF
None of the authors received financial or other compensation for this work. Publication-related costs were funded by the WHF. This consensus effort was coconceived with, and is posthumously dedicated to, Dr. Gregory Schultz, a prolific researcher and mentor who devoted his career to advancing our understanding of how wound infections arise and how best to treat them. The work is also dedicated to Dr. Paul Liu, who coauthors posthumously.
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 06/16/2026
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9985175463202771

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