Site Map	Take a Swab for Bacteriological Examination

• Introduce yourself and check the patient's identity
• Discuss procedure with the patient
• Consider analgesia
• Wash hands and put on non-sterile gloves
• Remove the cotton swab from its tube & roll in areas to be examined
• Replace swab in the tube with culture medium in its base & shut firmly
• Redress the wound if required
• Label the swab and complete microbiological form, give details of antibiotic therapy

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