title: New technique for quantitative bacteriological sampling of wounds by velvet pads: clinical sampling trial.
abstract: A new surface sampling method, the velvet pad rinse technique, was compared with the velvet pad imprint method, in a randomized bacteriological sampling trial, using surgical wounds to evaluate quantitative results. The efficiency of bacterial recovery was increased 20-fold by the new technique, and the improvement was ascribed in particular to the introduction of a procedure of rinsing the velvet pad after sampling.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002452:Cell Count; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013784:Textiles