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Aetiology
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The decisive period
The decisive period There is up to a 4-hour interval before bacterial growth becomes established ...
Viral infections relevant to surgery
Viral infections relevant to surgery Hepatitis Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C carry risks in su...
prophylaxis of surgical infection
prophylaxis of surgical infection Antimicrobials may be produced by living organisms (anti - - bi...
Systemic infection Bacteraemia
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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a systemi...
Prophylactic antibiotics
Prophylactic antibiotics Prophylactic antibiotics are used when there is a risk of wound contami...
Reduced resistance to infection
Reduced resistance to infection Reduced resistance to infection has several causes, particularly ...
Sources of infection
Sources of infection The infection of a wound can be defined as the invasion of - organisms into...
PRESENTATION OF SURGICAL INFECTION Major and minor surgical site infection (SSI)
PRESENTATION OF SURGICAL INFECTION Major and minor surgical site infection (SSI) Infection acquir...
PRESENTATION OF SURGICAL INFECTION Major and minor
PRESENTATION OF SURGICAL INFECTION Major and minor surgical site infection (SSI) Infection acquir...
Postoperative wound infections
Postoperative wound infections The majority of wound infections arise from endogenous sources wi...
MICROBIOLOGY OF SURGICAL INFECTION Common bacteria
MICROBIOLOGY OF SURGICAL INFECTION Common bacteria involved in surgical infections Streptococci S...
Misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resi
Misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resistance Many staphylococci today have become res...
Misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resistance
Misuse of antibiotic therapy with the risk of resistance Many staphylococci today have become res...
Koch’s postulates
Koch’s postulates An understanding of the causes of infection came in the nine - teenth century...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To understand: The characteristics of the common surgical pathogens • and the...
MICROBIOLOGY OF SURGICAL INFECTION Common bacteria involved in surgical infections
MICROBIOLOGY OF SURGICAL INFECTION Common bacteria involved in surgical infections Streptococci S...
HISTORY OF SURGICAL INFECTION Background
HISTORY OF SURGICAL INFECTION Background Surgical infections have always been a major complicatio...