Sterile sites are blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, bone, joint fluid.
Non Sterile sites are skin, throat, Face, etc.
Explanation:
Sterile sites
- It can be stated as the sites which don't contain any bacteria. if any bacteria found then it is significant.
- Some of the other sterile sites are chest fluid, bone marrow, abdominal fluid, synovial fluid.
- Microbial tests are conducted to check whether the sterile sites are affected by bacteria or not.
Non Sterile sites
- These are the sites open to the environment and they contain bacteria.
- In Non Sterile sites also some of the microbial diagnostics will be done.
