Learning objectives

Learning objectives

To understand: The characteristics of the common surgical pathogens • and their sensitivities The factors that determine whether a wound will become • infected The classi /f_i cation of sources of infection and their severity • The clinical presentation of surgical infections • The indications for and choice of prophylactic antibiotics • The spectrum of commonly used antibiotics in surgery • and principles of therapy The misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resistance • to antibiotics (such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA]) and emergence of resistant strains (such as Clostridium dif /f_i cile enteritis) Learning objectives

To understand: The characteristics of the common surgical pathogens • and their sensitivities The factors that determine whether a wound will become • infected The classi /f_i cation of sources of infection and their severity • The clinical presentation of surgical infections • The indications for and choice of prophylactic antibiotics • The spectrum of commonly used antibiotics in surgery • and principles of therapy The misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resistance • to antibiotics (such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA]) and emergence of resistant strains (such as Clostridium dif /f_i cile enteritis) Learning objectives

To understand: The characteristics of the common surgical pathogens • and their sensitivities The factors that determine whether a wound will become • infected The classi /f_i cation of sources of infection and their severity • The clinical presentation of surgical infections • The indications for and choice of prophylactic antibiotics • The spectrum of commonly used antibiotics in surgery • and principles of therapy The misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resistance • to antibiotics (such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA]) and emergence of resistant strains (such as Clostridium dif /f_i cile enteritis)