1. 8.2M lives are affected yearly from chronic wound infection. PCR Technology can identify wound infection causing bacteria and allow treatment to be started for a chronic wound in 1 day. 

2. Chronic wounds have polymicrobial infections, sometimes with dozens of microorganisms all existing as a cooperative community. This community creates an extensive biofilm making culture unreliable.

3. 24% of diabetic foot ulcers lead to amputation due to non healing or spreading chronic infection. PCR testing could help identify and treat these infections lowering likelihood of amputation.

4. The mortality rate for leg ulcers after the first amputation has dramatically doubled from 20% to 50% in the first 3 years and to 70% after 5 years.

5. Fewer than 2% of all known bacteria can be grown routinely in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Bacteria does not have to be grown to be identified through PCR technology, making PCR testing ideal for chronic wound infection.
   

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