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Superficial swab and punch biopsy samples were taken from each ulcer.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2003<\/jats:bold> Mean age was 68.7\u2003years. Venous ulcers were most common (51%) followed by arterial ulcers (13%), ulcers inpeople with diabetes having arterial disease (13%), unspecified ulcers (13%) and ulcers in people with diabetes (10%). The most common organisms were<jats:italic> Staphylococcus aureus <\/jats:italic>(38\u201344%) followed by<jats:italic> Pseudomonas aeruginosa <\/jats:italic>(26\u201328%). Biopsy and swab results were concordant in 18 (46%), had at least one organism in common in 10 (26%) and had no concordance in 11 (28%). Histological analysis did not show any cases of malignancy. Ulcer area was significantly lower after 2\u2003months of treatment (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20030.047). 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