Search strategy

Search strategy for MEDLINE which will be adapted as necessary for EMBASE and Cinahl.
1. Exp WOUND INFECTION/
2. Exp SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION/
3. (wound adj6 infect$)
4. (skin adj6 infect$)
5. (surgical adj6 infect$)
6. (1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5)
7. Exp SKIN ULCER/
8. Exp FOOT ULCER/
9. Exp LEG ULCER/
10. Exp VARICOSE ULCER/
11. Exp VENOUS ULCER/
12. Exp DIABETIC FOOT/
13. Exp WOUND HEALING/
14. Exp DECUBITUS ULCER/
15. Exp WOUNDS PENETRATING/
16. Exp WOUNDS GUNSHOT/
17. Exp WOUNDS STAB/
18. Exp BURNS/
19. Exp "BITES AND STINGS"/
20. (leg adj6 ulcer$)
21. (foot adj6 ulcer$)
22. (feet adj6 ulcer$)
23. (skin adj6 ulcer$)
24. (varicose adj6 ulcer$)
25. (venous adj6 ulcer$)
26. (diabetic adj6 ulcer$)
27. (diabetic adj foot)
28. (varicose adj6 wound$)
29. (bed adj6 sore$)
30. (pressure adj6 sore$)
31. (decubitus adj6 ulcer$)
32. (pressure adj6 ulcer$)
33. (bed adj6 ulcer$)
34. (surgical adj6 wound$)
35. (gun or guns or gunshot)
36. (stab or stabs or stabbing)
37. (burn or burns or scald$)
38. (bite or bites or biting)
39. laceration$
40. (7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39)
41. infect$
42. swell$
43. erythema$
44. pain$
45. (purulent or exudate$)
46. odour
47. (positive adj6 culture$)
48. hypertherm$
49. swollen
50. coloni$
51. contamin$
52. inflamm$
53. (dirty adj6 wound$)
54. devital$
55. necro$
56. rubor
57. calor
58. dolor
59. (41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 or 46 or 47 or 48 or 49 or 50 or 51 or 52 or 53 or 54 or 55 or 56 or 57 or 58)
60. (40 and 59)
61. (6 or 60)
62. exp SILVER/
63. $silver$
64. contreet
65. acticoat
66. aquacel
67. avance
68. urgotul
69. actisorb
70. arglaes
71. sulphadiazine
72. nanocrystalline
73. sulfadiazine
74. hydron
75. katomed
76. simanite
77. silverlon
78. sildimac
79. dimac
80. silvadene
81. agsd
82. ssd
83. flammazine
84. flamazine
85. flammacerium
86. sulplata
87. sulfaplata
88. silvazine
89. siax
90. (62 or 63 or 64 or 65 or 66 or 67 or 68 or 69 or 70 or 71 or 72 or 73 or 74 or 75 or 76 or 77 or 78 or 79 or 80 or 81 or 82 or 83 or 84 or 85 or 86 or 87 or 88 or 89)
91. (61 and 90)