Diagnostic Fine-Needle Aspiration in Postoperative Wound Infections is More Accurate at Predicting Causative Organisms than Wound Swabs

Abstract

The FNAM approach allows antibiotic sensitivities to be obtained enabling specific antimicrobial therapy to be implemented early. FNAM also has a higher yield of cultures than wound swabs. Cellulitic areas can be sampled even when use of wound swabs is not possible.