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High bacterial loads within chronic wounds increase the risk of infection and complication. Detection and localization of bacterial loads through point‐of‐care fluorescence (FL) imaging can objectively inform and support bacterial treatment decisions. This single time‐point, retrospective analysis describes the treatment decisions made on 1000 chronic wounds (DFUs, VLUs, PIs, surgical wounds, burns, and others) at 211 wound‐care facilities across 36 US states. Clinical assessment findings and treatment plans derived from them, as well as subsequent FL‐imaging (MolecuLight®) findings and any associated treatment plan changes, were recorded for analysis. FL signals indicating elevated bacterial loads were observed in 701 wounds (70.8%), while only 293 (29.6%) showed signs/symptoms of infection. After FL‐imaging, treatment plans changed in 528 wounds as follows: more extensive debridement (18.7%), more extensive hygiene (17.2%), FL‐targeted debridement (17.2%), new topical therapies (10.1%), new systemic antibiotic prescriptions (9.0%), FL‐guided sampling for microbiological analysis (6.2%), and changes in dressing selection (3.2%). These real‐world findings of asymptomatic bacterial load/biofilm incidence, and of the frequent treatment plan changes post‐imaging, are in accordance with clinical trial findings using this technology. These data, from a range of wound types, facilities, and clinician skill sets, suggest that point‐of‐care FL‐imaging information improves bacterial infection management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A serial mechanism was examined which demonstrated how the daily uplifts in organization's work environment stimulates its innovativeness. The mediating roles of flourishing at work and personal information management motivation was also tested. In this regard, data was collected from 112 pharmaceutical industry employees across Pakistan by using prior reliable measures in a two-wave field survey. The measurement model indicated acceptable levels of reliability and validity. The correlational analysis was used to show significant association among variables. The structural modelling showed that daily uplifts have direct, and indirect effects on organizational innovativeness through higher flourishing at work and personal information management motivation. It was analyzed that daily uplifts boost flourishing at work leading to improved personal information management motivation, which increases organizational innovativeness. The findings presents that understanding of the daily uplifts could be valuable and advantageous for organizations aiming for enhanced innovativeness in their operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]