Describe two ways increasing wound bioburden impedes wound healing
What will be an ideal response?
The correct answer should contain two of the following key points:
*Microbes compete with host cells for oxygen and nutrition.
*Bacterial exotoxins are cytotoxic to host cells.
*Bacterial endotoxins activate host inflammatory processes.
*Increasing bioburden can lead to infection, which will delay or impede wound healing.
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