AUG 18, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Standardized quantitative imaging of extracellular polymeric substance in chronic wounds: Prognostic comparison of wound blotting and bacterial fluorescence imaging.
Biofilm
Retrospective cohort study with objective image-analysis methods showing WBDK biofilm-matrix quantification achieves AUC 0.921 for 90-day wound healing, but lacks prospective validation, control arm, and real-world implementation testing.
Reported
WBDK intensity AUC0.921
WBDK intensity 95% CI0.878–0.975
MolecuLight i:X fluorescence AUC0.732