RT Book, Section A1 Hamm, Rose A1 Carey, Joseph N. SR Print(0) ID 1179616503 T1 Infected Wounds T2 Essential Elements of Wound Diagnosis YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260460476 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179616503 RD 2024/03/28 AB Any wound can become infected, and some infections can compromise the integumentary tissue to the extent that they cause wounds. The purpose of this chapter is to give the clinician guidelines as to when and if a wound is infected, as well as to discuss diseases that can cause skin changes and/or open wounds.