Cargando…
Wound swab quality grading is dependent on Gram smear screening approach
Superficial skin swab collections are inherently low-quality and may be of little clinical value due to their poor sensitivity and specificity. Clinical microbiology laboratories can use Gram smears to screen and differentiate higher and lower quality specimens to direct the extent of potential path...
Autores principales: | Clark, Shawn T., Forbes, Jessica D., Matukas, Larissa M. |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Nature Publishing Group UK
2023
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9950449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36823255 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29832-1 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Accuracy of Gram-stained smears as screening tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Brief communication
por: Khalid, Mohamed Abdalla
Publicado: (2022) -
Are vaginal swabs comparable to cervical smears for human papillomavirus DNA testing?
por: Coorevits, Liselotte, et al.
Publicado: (2018) -
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 from combined nasal/rectal swabs
por: Airo, Adriana M., et al.
Publicado: (2023) -
Wound Infection: The "Tissue Swab"
por: de Waal, H. L.
Publicado: (1945) -
Diagnostic Utility of Gram Stain for Oral Smears – A Review
por: Vijayakumar, Tharani, et al.
Publicado: (2023)