Soft tissue infection

SMI (note): Investigation of swabs from the skin and superficial soft tissue infection

Specimen Advice for the users: Safety Processing Gram stain – usually not done unless deep-seated pus from a normally sterile site Plate selection CONDITION PLATES All clinical conditions Blood agarCLED/MacConkey agar Wound swab Selective anaerobic agar with metronidazole disc Pus Fastidious anaerobic, cooked meat broth;then Subculture to blood agar. Cellulitis in childrenHuman bite Chocolate agar […]