Duration
The duration of a wound infection with pus formation is always very individual and depends on the size of the wound, the strength of the bacterial colonization and the underlying health of the person affected. In a young person without relevant pre-existing conditions, such as a metabolic disease or other risk factors for slowed wound healing, such as smoking, a wound infection can heal within 14 days. However, if there is a severe underlying disease and impaired wound healing, a severe wound infection with pus formation can become a chronic infection with years of therapy. For this reason in particular, a timely wound assessment and wound treatment by a specialist is important in order to get the infection under control at an early stage.
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