2020
DOI: 10.33263/biomed21.025029
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Surgical blades as bacteria dissemination vehicles in dogs undergoing surgery – a pilot study

Abstract: Surgical site infections (SSI) are post-surgical incisional infections in superficial or deep tissues, including organs. Due to their importance in veterinary medicine, the role of surgical blades in bacterial dissemination to internal tissues of dogs undergoing surgery was evaluated. A total of 46 dogs presented for orthopedic or soft tissue surgery in different anatomical regions were included in this study. From each animal two swab samples were collected, from the skin post-asepsis and from the scalpel bla… Show more

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