{"id":1803,"date":"2024-09-25T13:41:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/wp\/?page_id=1803"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:04:37","slug":"skin-wound-pus-swab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/skin-wound-pus-swab\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin\/Wound\/Pus Swab"},"content":{"rendered":"<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\" ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 50%\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"Search by test name, disease, or keyword\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Skin\/Wound\/Pus Swab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>200 Kshs | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/services\/culture-and-sensitivity-tests-kenya-order.php\">Home Collection Available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-qubely-button qubely-block-2e4c7e\" data-qubelyanimation=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;fadeCenter&quot;,&quot;repeat&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;Center&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;930&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:&quot;439&quot;,&quot;curve&quot;:&quot;ease-in-out&quot;,&quot;openAnimation&quot;:1}\"><div class=\"qubely-block-btn-wrapper \"><div class=\"qubely-block-btn\"><a class=\"qubely-block-btn-anchor is-large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/services\/culture-and-sensitivity-tests-kenya-order.php\">Book Wound Culture Test Now<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synonyms<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wound Anaerobic Culture, Anaerobic Culture, Abscess, Skin Culture, Wound Culture, Pus Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Skin\/Wound\/Pus Test identifies fungal, viral, or bacterial infections of the skin or soft tissues. Doctors recommend it for diagnosing skin infections such as abscesses and cellulitis. It helps determine the specific pathogen causing the infection and appropriate treatment. When your skin infection is accompanied by coughing and difficulty breathing, the doctor can perform a sputum culture alongside the swab to help detect if the infection has spread to the respiratory system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, if the infection is suspected to have spread to the bloodstream, a mycobacterial culture can help confirm the presence of mycobacterial pathogens.<br>Combining these tests gives the doctor a broader diagnostic picture, ensuring you&#8217;re given the right treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No special preparations&nbsp;are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collect 2 ml pus, Swabs, 1 cm\u00b3 tissue, Pus, scale scrapings, skin biopsy, moist swab from a mucosal surface, and Nail clippings in a culture transport swab and sterile container. Cleanse the skin area with 70% alcohol and collect a portion from the active border of the lesion. Soak the swab in pus. Avoid contaminating the samples with normal flora from skin or other body surfaces, and maintain the samples at room temperature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bacteria-plate.jpg\" alt=\"urine culture Kenya\" class=\"wp-image-2376\" style=\"width:293px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bacteria-plate.jpg 415w, https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bacteria-plate-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reference Range<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Negative\/Normal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Results Turnaround<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 &#8211; 7 days after receipt of samples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diseases \/ Diagnostic Indicators<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A skin\/wound\/pus swab diagnoses organisms that cause superficial and wound infections. The swab isolates the harmful organisms and pinpoints the specific pathogen responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some conditions commonly diagnosed through the swab include Erythrasma, Cellulitis, Athlete\u2019s Foot, and Ringworm. The swab helps to determine whether the infection has spread to other areas, leading to more severe systemic infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accurate diagnosis of these infections and conditions ensures targeted therapy, which is particularly important in the case of antibiotic resistance. You can refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8082727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this study<\/a> for further reading on diagnostics for wound infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-qubely-button qubely-block-fb4358\" data-qubelyanimation=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;fadeCenter&quot;,&quot;repeat&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;Center&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;930&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:&quot;439&quot;,&quot;curve&quot;:&quot;ease-in-out&quot;,&quot;openAnimation&quot;:1}\"><div class=\"qubely-block-btn-wrapper \"><div class=\"qubely-block-btn\"><a class=\"qubely-block-btn-anchor is-large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibs.co.ke\/research\/services\/culture-and-sensitivity-tests-kenya-order.php\">Book Wound Culture Test Now<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skin\/Wound\/Pus Swab 200 Kshs | Home Collection Available Synonyms Wound Anaerobic Culture, Anaerobic Culture, Abscess, Skin Culture, Wound Culture, Pus Culture Purpose A Skin\/Wound\/Pus Test identifies fungal, viral, or bacterial infections of the skin or soft tissues. Doctors recommend it for diagnosing skin infections such as abscesses and cellulitis. 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