Infected leg ulcer being dressed. Close-up of a nurse removing the old dressing covering an infected ulcer on the leg of an 85-year-old female patient

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Infected leg ulcer being dressed. Close-up of a nurse removing the old dressing covering an infected ulcer on the leg of an 85-year-old female patient. The ulcer has become infected by Pseudomonas sp. bacteria, causing the leg and foot to become red and swollen.

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Photo credit: © DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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