Survey cultures of the skin can be done after skin disinfection in order to help answer specific questions.
Survey cultures after skin disinfection can be done:
(1) to determine the effectiveness of the skin disinfection method
(2) to determine the duration of a method's effect
(3) to evaluate an individual's performance
(4) to troubleshoot a positive blood culture
(5) to detect a resistant micro-organism
Survey cultures need to be done in a standardized and reproducible manner if they are to provide the maximum amount of information.
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Dermatology
