Innovations and Advances in Wound Healing by Seung-Kyu Han

Author:Seung-Kyu Han
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg

Fig. 7.10Examples of the sinus tracts or tunneling in chronic wounds. The left photographs are original wounds before debridement, and the right photographs are wounds after surgical debridement showing the sinus tracts of the wounds

Swab Culture

Swab cultures can be used to quantify the number and type of bacteria present in the wound. The benefits of swab culture over tissue culture are simplicity, lack of trauma, and avoidance of a surgical procedure. In addition, swab cultures can be performed by nurses and physical therapists. It is important to understand, however, that the results of swab cultures may only reflect surface contamination or colonization rather than the infecting microorganism.

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