All wounds are contaminated with bacteria; the decision to perform a wound swab is based on the presence of clinical signs and symptoms of infection. In acute wounds these include: pain, erythema, localised oedema, heat and purulence. Patients with chronic wounds may display covert signs of infection such as: an increase in serous exudate, delayed healing, friable granulation tissue, pocketing at the wound base and malodour. A wound swab should only be performed when the wound has been clinical diagnosed as infected. The problem that arises for the clinician is which method of collecting the wound swab should be employed.The aim of this research was to compare two semi-quantitative wound-swabbing techniques (Levine versus Z technique) to es...
Early awareness and management of bacterial burden and biofilm is essential to wound healing. Semi-q...
Recently, there has been a steady tendency towards increase in the resistance of microorganisms to ...
Recently, there has been a steady tendency towards increase in the resistance of microorganisms to ...
A prospective randomised controlled trial of two paired wound-swabbing techniques (Levine versus Z) ...
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this review was to investigate the usefulness of a wound swab (using the Levi...
Aim: To determine whether bacteriological analysis of a wound swab is supportive in the clinical ass...
Evaluation of microorganisms in burn wound is important not only in determining potential pathogens ...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether assessment of wound infection differs whe...
In healthcare, we frequently encounter patients who suffer from one or multiple wounds that show a d...
A semiquantitative culture technique for early detection of surgical wound infection was done by rol...
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hydro-surgery VERSAJET system as a suitable alternat...
Objective. To compare the efficacy of swabbing versus tissue biopsy for microbiological diagnosis of...
Introduction: Cutibacterium acnes is the most common cause of postoperative infections in orthopaedi...
A semiquantitative culture technique for early detection of surgical wound infection was done by rol...
AbstractAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hydro-surgery VERSAJET system as a suitable a...
Early awareness and management of bacterial burden and biofilm is essential to wound healing. Semi-q...
Recently, there has been a steady tendency towards increase in the resistance of microorganisms to ...
Recently, there has been a steady tendency towards increase in the resistance of microorganisms to ...
A prospective randomised controlled trial of two paired wound-swabbing techniques (Levine versus Z) ...
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this review was to investigate the usefulness of a wound swab (using the Levi...
Aim: To determine whether bacteriological analysis of a wound swab is supportive in the clinical ass...
Evaluation of microorganisms in burn wound is important not only in determining potential pathogens ...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether assessment of wound infection differs whe...
In healthcare, we frequently encounter patients who suffer from one or multiple wounds that show a d...
A semiquantitative culture technique for early detection of surgical wound infection was done by rol...
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hydro-surgery VERSAJET system as a suitable alternat...
Objective. To compare the efficacy of swabbing versus tissue biopsy for microbiological diagnosis of...
Introduction: Cutibacterium acnes is the most common cause of postoperative infections in orthopaedi...
A semiquantitative culture technique for early detection of surgical wound infection was done by rol...
AbstractAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hydro-surgery VERSAJET system as a suitable a...
Early awareness and management of bacterial burden and biofilm is essential to wound healing. Semi-q...
Recently, there has been a steady tendency towards increase in the resistance of microorganisms to ...
Recently, there has been a steady tendency towards increase in the resistance of microorganisms to ...