Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2000 · 330 citations · 13 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologySurgeryBacteriologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyBacterial EpidemiologyBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated InfectionsNosocomial Infection EpidemiologySurgical Site InfectionWound InfectionAcute Wound InfectionBacterial Wound InfectionCausative PathogensEpidemiology Of Bacterial InfectionsEscherichia ColiPostoperative Surgical Site InfectionWound Infection Microbiology
The study examined 676 surgical patients with suspected wound infections over a six‑year period. Bacterial pathogens were isolated in 614 of these patients, with 271 having a single agent, 343 having multiple agents, and 62 culture‑negative; aerobic bacteria predominated, especially Staphylococcus aureus (28.2%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (25.2%).
This study included 676 surgery patients with signs and symptoms indicative of wound infections, who presented over the course of 6 years. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from 614 individuals. A single etiologic agent was identified in 271 patients, multiple agents were found in 343, and no agent was identified in 62. A high preponderance of aerobic bacteria was observed. Among the common pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (191 patients, 28.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (170 patients, 25.2%), Escherichia coli (53 patients, 7.8%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (48 patients, 7.1%), and Enterococcus faecalis (38 patients, 5.6%).
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Continuous, 10-Year Wound Infection Surveillance
Mary M. Olson · Archives of Surgery · 1990 · 267 citations
Mary M. Olson, MELODY OʼCONNOR, Michael L. Schwartz · Annals of Surgery · 1984 · 256 citations · Full text
Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Surgery +17