Bacterial Wound Culture
Also known as: Aerobic wound culture; Anaerobic wound culture
Formal name: Culture, wound
Related tests: Gram stain, Susceptibility testing, Blood culture, Urine culture, AFB smear and culture, Fungal culture, MRSA screening
Related Pages
On This Site
Conditions: Wound and Skin Infections, Staph Wound Infections and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Elsewhere On The Web
CDC: Overview of Healthcare-associated MRSA
JAMA Patient Page: Wound Infections
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Fact Sheet: Trauma, Shock, Burn, and Injury: Facts, Figures, and Resources
Medscape Wound Management Resource Center
CDC: Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
Wound Care Information Network
Wound Healing Society
CDC: Injury Center
JAMA Patient Page: Wound Infections
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Fact Sheet: Trauma, Shock, Burn, and Injury: Facts, Figures, and Resources
Medscape Wound Management Resource Center
CDC: Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
Wound Care Information Network
Wound Healing Society
CDC: Injury Center
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