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<p>Imported from text file</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>* Using the Levine technique<br /> <br /> == Preparation ==<br /> <br /> * Get the bacterial swab, dressing tray, gauze, and 100mL saline quirt bottle<br /> <br /> == Procedure ==<br /> <br /> * Clean wound with saline and debride non-viable tissue if necessary (then clean again)<br /> * Change gloves<br /> * Moisten swab tip<br /> * Swab centre of wound in a 1x1cm area for 5 seconds, rotating the swab and putting enough pressure to extract fluid from the tissue<br /> <br /> == Further Reading ==<br /> <br /> * [https://dx.doi.org/10.12968%2Fbjcn.2014.19.Sup9.S22 Comparison of chronic wound culture techniques: swab versus curetted tissue for microbial recovery]. &#039;&#039;Br J Community Nurs&#039;&#039;. 2014;Suppl:S22-6.<br /> ** Wound swab, when done well, is largely as good as tissue biopsy<br /> * [https://journals.lww.com/aswcjournal/Fulltext/2004/03000/Obtaining_Wound_Specimens__3_Techniques.10.aspx Obtaining Wound Specimens: 3 Techniques]. &#039;&#039;Advances Skin Wound Care&#039;&#039;. 2004;17(2):64-65.</div>

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