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Review
. 1996 Jul;5(7):335-40.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.1996.5.7.335.

The isolation and identification of bacteria from wounds

R Cooper, J C Lawrence
Review

The isolation and identification of bacteria from wounds

R Cooper et al. J Wound Care. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

Wound specimens can be processed in the laboratory in a number of different ways. Routine investigations aim to identify all potential pathogens; a generalised scheme for the procedure is shown in Fig 1.

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