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Bacterial elimination occurs during which stage of wound healing?
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Correct answer: D. Inflammation stage
- A. ❌ Migration refers to epithelial cell movement across the wound surface, not bacterial elimination.
- B. ❌ Proliferation involves fibroblast activity, angiogenesis, and tissue repair — not primary bacterial clearance.
- C. ❌ Remodeling involves collagen cross-linking and scar maturation, occurring after infection control.
- D. ✅ Correct. During the Inflammatory phase, neutrophils are the first responders and phagocytose/kill bacteria through oxidative burst. Macrophages follow to continue debridement.
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