Wound fluid aspiration is more accurate than a swab culture but less accurate as a “punch biopsy.” If you do a swab culture, use the “Levine Method.” ...

A negative MRSA nasal swab could help clinicians determine whether to withhold or discontinue MRSA treatment while wound or tissue culture results are pending, according to results from a single ...

Infection Control and Tissue Viability Nurse. Wounds break the skin, which is the main non-specific defence mechanism to prevent invasion from micro-organisms and the potential for subsequent sepsis.

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Though two wound swabs were positive for B. anthracis DNA by real-time PCR, culture did not yield an organism consistent with B. anthracis.

LOS ANGELES (June 27, 2011) – A simple item found in almost every medicine cabinet – a cotton swab -- may be a key tool in the fight against post-surgical wound infections. In a sentinel trial ...

A trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles showed that probing a wound with a dry cotton swab after surgery dramatically reduced infections in post-operative incision sites.

It involves analysing a swab taken from a wound or sore using a strip with electrical sensors that can detect MRSA. The scientists hope it could be developed for use outside the laboratory, for ...

Should another wound culture be done before starting antimicrobial therapy, and if so, how? This patient is hemodynamically stable with a new diagnosis of a diabetic foot infection. A proper wound ...