Recommendations for Collection of Specimens for Culture from Diabetic Foot Wounds; Culture specimens should be obtained after the wound has been cleansed and debrided. A sample obtained by curettage, the aseptic scraping of tissue at an ulcer base using a scalpel blade or dermal curette, more accurately identifies pathogens than a wound swab. #swab #curettage #bonebiopsy #woundsample #woundculture #culture #diabeticfoot #diabetes #footwound #clinical #aspiration #tissuebiopsy #specimens
