How To Diagnose And Treat Sepsis

Wound Secretion Test

Doctors may wish to conduct a wound secretion test to diagnose sepsis. Patients may also hear this called a wound drainage culture. This test seems to help narrow down the cause of an infection. The culture may be able to find fungi, bacteria, and viruses in a wound. This may help doctors prescribe more effective antibiotics.

Patients do not seem to need to prepare for this test. They may only need to tell their doctor about any medications that may affect the results. Doctors should clean the patient's wound before the test. They may also choose to use numbing medication before the test. Open wounds may only need a cotton swab for this test. However, it seems as if others may need a needle and syringe, or doctors to cut into the patient's skin first.

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