title: Bacterial swabs and the chronic wound: when, how, and what do they mean?
authors.affiliation: Moncton Hospital, Dalhousie University, New Brunswick, Canada. gdow@nb.sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dow
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology