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ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2026

A pilot study to compare swab versus fluid culture obtained from infected sites in the operating room.

Monica Lou, Avvi Shabat, Priya Amin, Raymond Lopez, Kenneth Muldrew, Daniel Musher

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Article in Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Monica LouBaylor College of Medicine, https://ror.org/02pttbw34Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7052-4271
Avvi ShabatBaylor College of Medicine, https://ror.org/02pttbw34Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,USA.
Priya AminBaylor College of Medicine, https://ror.org/02pttbw34Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,USA.
Raymond LopezBaylor College of Medicine, https://ror.org/02pttbw34Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,USA.
Kenneth MuldrewBaylor College of Medicine, https://ror.org/02pttbw34Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,USA.
Daniel MusherBaylor College of Medicine, https://ror.org/02pttbw34Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guidelines urge that infected fluid or tissue obtained during surgery be submitted for microbiologic study directly rather than via swab. A prospective study of operative specimens showed concordance in 64.7% of cases with better yield from abscess fluid, but swab cultures sometimes identified important pathogens missed by fluid culture.

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PMID41572730
PMCPMC13216795

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