Open AccessPredebridement wound culture in open fractures does not predict postoperative wound infection: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Lingaraj Reddy,
John Ashutosh Santoshi,
Sheela Devi,
Syed Najimudeen,
James J Gnanadoss,
R Kanagasabai,
Reba Kanungo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.166088
Subject(s) - open fracture , medicine , debridement (dental) , surgery , microbiological culture , flora (microbiology) , antibiotics , wound infection , confusion , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , orthopedic surgery , biology , psychology , psychoanalysis , genetics
There is confusion in the current literature regarding the value of obtaining predebridement wound cultures in the management of open fractures with several studies reporting contrasting results. We undertook a pilot study to determine the initial bacterial flora of open fractures in our environment and determine the correlation between subsequent wound infection if any, and the initial bacterial flora.