The clinical efficacy of two semi-quantitative wound-swabbing techniques in identifying the causative organism(s) in infected cutaneous wounds

The clinical efficacy of two semi-quantitative wound-swabbing techniques in identifying the causative organism(s) in infected cutaneous wounds

A prospective randomised controlled trial of two paired wound-swabbing techniques (Levine versus Z) wasconducted to establish which method was more effective in determining the presence of bacteria in clinicallyinfected wounds. The Levine technique involves rotating the wound swab over a 1-cm2 area...

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Main Authors: Angel, D., Lloyd, P., Carville, Keryln, Santamaria, Nick
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
Subjects:
Wound-swabbing techniques
Wound swab
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49066

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