Open AccessA prospective study on bacteriological profile and antibiogram of postoperative wound infections in a tertiary care hospital in Western Rajasthan
Author(s) -
Himanshu Narula,
Gaurav Chikara,
Pratima Gupta
Publication year - 2020
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_1154_19
Subject(s) - medicine , penicillin , cephalosporin , antibiogram , antibiotics , incidence (geometry) , klebsiella pneumoniae , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , physics , genetics , optics , escherichia coli , gene
Surgical site infections (SSI) are one of the most common hospital-acquired infections worldwide. SSI are known to increase morbidity, mortality, length of stay in hospital as well as the cost of treatment to the patients. The incidence varies from 1% to 20% among developed countries to as high as 40% in developing world.