wound odor

^[1]^[2]

Etiology

wound debridement of necrotic tissue will address the bacterial burden but will not remove all anaerobic bacteria
low-quality evidence suggests that systemic antibiotics will improve wound odor^[1]
palliative management with topical metronidazole for anaerobic bacteria causing the foul odor^[1]^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Lyvers E, Elliot DP. Topical metronidazole for odor control in pressure ulcers. Consult Pharm. 2015;30(9):523-526 PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26350892 https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ascp/tcp/2015/00000030/00000009/art00005;jsessionid=h8q5e0oi00ie8.x-ic-live-01