Utility of Gram stain for the microbiological analysis of burn wound surfaces

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

* Context.-Surface swab cultures have attracted attention as a potential alternative to biopsy histology or quantitative culture methods for microbiological burn wound monitoring. To our knowledge, the utility of adding a Gram-stained slide in this context has not been evaluated previously.

Objective.-To determine the degree of correlation of Gram stain with culture for the microbiological analysis of burn wound surfaces.

Design.-Prospective laboratory analysis.

Setting.-Urban health region/centralized diagnostic microbiology laboratory.

Patients.-Burn patients hospitalized in any Calgary ...

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