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    Skin and Wound Cultures



    Why It Is Done

    A skin or wound culture is done to:

    • Find the cause of an infection in a sore, burn, surgical wound, or injury. An injury includes animal bites, human bites, marine stings or scrapes, cuts, and puncture wounds that are more likely to get infected.
    • Make decisions about the best treatment for an infection. This is called sensitivity testing.



    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference May 21, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease


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