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Dr. John Warren Department of Pathology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine June 2007
Wound Microbiology
Pathophysiology of wound infection Microbiology of wound infection Clinical signs of wound infection Wound specimens Interpretation of stains and cultures Quality management indicators
Wound Specimens
Tissue Wound fluid (purulent exudate) Superficial swabs Basic principle of specimen collection: Only wounds with clinical signs of infection, are deteriorating, or fail to heal should be sampled for Grams stain and culture
Quality management
Number (%) of wound Grams stains explained by aerobic culture results
Reference
Bowler PG, Duerden BI, and Armstrong DB. 2001. Wound microbiology and associated approaches to wound management. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 14:244-269.