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It is generally agreed that gross infection is detrimental to the wound repair processes, however, the significance of wound contamination with bacteria without the ensuing clinical signs of infection is largely unknown. It is likely that most cutaneous wounds in conventional animals are inevitably contaminated at operation or shortly thereafter. Bacterial contamination does not guarantee that infection will follow, but infection does not occur in the absence of bacteria (Casten et al, 1964).
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Rovee, D.T., Kurowsky, C.A., Flanagan, P.A. (1969). Bacterial Burden and Wound Repair in Conventional and Germfree Rats. In: Mirand, E.A., Back, N. (eds) Germ-Free Biology Experimental and Clinical Aspects. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 3. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6495-3_10
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