A wound is any injury that damages tissues, while contamination, colonization and infection refer to increasing levels of microbes in a wound. Common causes of wound infections include Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and various streptococci. Proper wound sampling and transport is important for laboratory diagnosis to identify causative organisms and guide treatment. Methods include swab collection and transport in sterile containers at proper temperatures until analysis by culture or other tests.

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Wound infections Questions
1. What is a wound?
2. What is Wound contamination?
3. What is Wound colonisation ?
4. What is Wound infection?
5. How wounds are classified?
6. Name common organism causing wound infection?
7. What is surgical wound infections? Name three most common organisms causing it.
8. What is Bite wound infections? Name three most common organisms causing it.
9. What is Burn wound infections? Name three most common organisms causing it.
10. What is Diabetics foot ulcer infections? Name three most common organisms causing it.
11. Write about the different Wounds sampling method
12. How will you transport wound specimen for analysis?
13.How will you analysis of Wound Specimens in the laboratory? Or
13. How will you do Laboratory diagnosis of wound infections?