Preoperative bacterial colonization and its influence on postoperative wound infections in plastic surgery

Andenaes, Kjell; Lingaas, Egil; Amland, P. F.; Giercksky, Karl Erik; Åbyholm, Frank

doi:10.1016/s0195-6701(96)90109-7

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“…the bacteria belong to the patient's own normal flora, or have gained entry while the patient is in a hospital. [11] These include operations which are carried out through a field already contaminated by bacteria such as abscesses and colon operations. [10] Bacteriological studies have shown that postoperative wound infection is universal and that the bacterial types present vary with geographic location, bacteria residing on the skin, clothing at the site of wound, time between wound and examination.…”

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Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Post-operative Wound Infection in a Referral Hospital in Haryana, India

Ranjan¹,

Ranjan²,

Bansal³

et al. 2010

J Lab Physicians

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Background:The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the isolates of postoperative wound and its susceptibility pattern to commonly used antibiotics.Materials and Methods:During a 2-year period, specimens were received as postoperative wound swabs in Microbiology Laboratory, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha (Hisar), Haryana, India.Result:Of the 300 bacterial isolates, 89 (29.6%) were P. aeruginosa, followed by Escherichia coli (61, 20.3%), Klebsiella spp. (50, 16.6%), Staphylococcus aureus (43, 14.3%), Proteus spp. (19, 6.3%), Acinetobacter spp. (9, 3.0%), and Citrobacter freundii (2, 0.6%). There was no growth in 27 (9.0%) specimens.Conclusion:P. aeruginosa isolation was higher in male patients and most common in the age group of 21-40 years. The susceptibility pattern showed the organism to be most commonly susceptible to imipenem, followed by meropenem, cefoperazone/sulbactam, ticarcillin/clavulanate, and amikacin.

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Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Post-operative Wound Infection in a Referral Hospital in Haryana, India

Ranjan¹,

Ranjan²,

Bansal³

et al. 2010

J Lab Physicians

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“…Wound infection after contaminated operations are usually caused by the bacteria normally resident in the opened viscous or on the incised mucus membrane, i.e. the bacteria belong to the patient's own normal flora, or that which has been gained while he/she is in a hospital [6,7] . Combined with a regular feed back to the surgeon it has been shown to decrease the infection rate.…”

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Incident of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Post-Operative Wound Infection

Masaadeh¹,

Jaran²

2009

American J. of Infectious Diseases

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The primary aim of this study was to determine the incidents of pseudomonas aeruginosa in post-operative wound infection and its sensitivity pattern to commonly used antibiotics. During a period of six months between February to December, 2005, 115 specimens were collected from King Abdullah University Hospital, Princess Basma Hospital, Princess Badea and Princess Rahma Hospitals. Samples were obtained from the hospitals and processed in our research microbiology lab. Assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as an agent of nosocomial infections. Out of the 115 bacterial isolates found in post-operative wound infection, 20 (27.8%) were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, followed by E. coli 18 (15.6%), S. aureus 17 (14.7%), Acinetobacter calcoaceticus 15 (13.0%), K. species 14 (12.1 %), Proteus species 7 (6.0 %), Citrobacter freundii 4 (3.4%), Streptococcus pyogenes 3 (2.6 %), Enterococcus faecalis 3 (2.6%) and no growth 2 (1.7 %). The results showed that the occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was higher in young groups than in the other groups. The lowest causative agents of post operation infections were Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis and Citrobacter freundii. There was no significant difference in the occurrence of hospital infection between males and females. The sensitivity pattern of P. aeruginosa isolated from patients in postoperative wound infections, the organism was sensitive to amikacin, gentamicin, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin and aztreonam with amikacin showing the highest percentage sensitivity. In conclusion this study shows that there is an increased rate of incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in postoperative wound infections.

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“…The reduction of maneuvers with surgical instruments at the wound edges, the total absence of branch canals related to sutures lying over the skin and to staple or needle perforations, might decrease also the incidence of wound infections [13][14][15]. The possibility of bacterial adhesions to surgical sutures is a real factor in post-operative wound infection development for the highly sticking to all biomaterials of microbial agents [16]. Skin traditional sutures may create mechanical forces acting across the wound edges determining functionally and cosmetically unsatisfactory scars [5].…”

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A new proposal of skin‐closure system for median sternotomy: Usefulness and cosmetic results analysis of Medizip™ surgical zipper in neoplastic immuno‐compromised patients

Brega-Massone

Lequaglie

Magnani

et al. 2003

Journal of Surgical Oncology

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Preoperative bacterial colonization and its influence on postoperative wound infections in plastic surgery

Cited by 18 publications

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Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Post-operative Wound Infection in a Referral Hospital in Haryana, India

Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Post-operative Wound Infection in a Referral Hospital in Haryana, India

Incident of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Post-Operative Wound Infection

A new proposal of skin‐closure system for median sternotomy: Usefulness and cosmetic results analysis of Medizip™ surgical zipper in neoplastic immuno‐compromised patients

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