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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Infected\* venous\*\* leg ulcer * Slightly to moderately exuding wound\*\*\* * Patient has signed informed consent * as per CDC definition, also TILI score ≥ 5 \*\* ABPI \> 0.8 and \< 1.2 \*\*\* patients with highly exuding wounds may be screened for a 7 days run-in period to receive superabsorbent dressing and monitored compression therapy and re-con-sidered for enrolment in case the exudation level decreases Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in other interventional clinical trial that could interfere with the present study within 4 weeks of the randomisation and during the whole duration of this study * Wounds with exposed cartilage tissue (hyaline cartilage) * Contraindications to compression therapy (e.g.: advanced peripheral ar-terial occlusive diseases, decompensated cardiac insufficiency, septic phlebitis, phlegmasia coerulea dolens, sensation disorders of the skin) * Known allergy and/or hypersensitivity to any components of the study product or concomitant products (e.g. compression bandage) * Any other medical condition, which, by opinion of the investigator, may have impact of the success of the study treatment and / or interpreta-tion of the study results.