Wound Swab
Microbiology
$45.00
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PLBOP
3 days
Yes
WNDS
If clinical details include: • Bartholins cyst/abscess, • abscess (only if drained in theatre), • bite wound, • deep puncture wound, • post operative, • graft site, • burns, • foreign body (FB), • crush injury
If collected from • ICU patient, • Organ transplant patient.
All other swabs labelled as 'wound swab' should be processed as SKIN