Open AccessAntimicrobial prophylaxis uses and incidence of surgical site infection in Jayanagar General Hospital, Bangalore, India
Author(s) -
Hassan Allaf Navirian,
G A Navyashree
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1068_21
Subject(s) - medicine , amikacin , metronidazole , antibiotics , ceftriaxone , cefotaxime , incidence (geometry) , medical record , surgery , physics , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Wound infections are the commonest hospital-acquired infections in surgical patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pattern of antimicrobial prophylaxis in general surgery in Jayanagar general hospital, Bangalore, India.