Open AccessBacteriological Profile of Surgical Site Infections and Their Antibiogram: A Study From Resource Constrained Rural Setting of Uttarakhand State, India
Author(s) -
Vikrant Negi,
Sarika Pal,
Deepak Juyal,
Munesh Sharma,
Neelam Sharma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15342.6698
Subject(s) - medicine , amikacin , teicoplanin , meropenem , vancomycin , linezolid , incidence (geometry) , piperacillin , antibiotic resistance , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antimicrobial , staphylococcus aureus , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , genetics , bacteria , physics , optics
Surgical site infections (SSI) constitute a major public health problem worldwide and are the second most frequently reported nosocomial infections. They are responsible for increasing the treatment cost, length of hospital stay and significant morbidity and mortality.