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New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

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New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention.

Innovative tool could potentially reduce chronic wound complications and improve patient outcomes.

Autofluorescence (AF) imaging, where a handheld device "lights up" bacteria previously invisible to the human eye, uses violet light to illuminate molecules in the cell walls of any bacteria.

Keck Medicine physicians are already using the technology to successfully treat patients with chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers.

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