A Retrospective Study of Bacteriology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Post Operative Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedics

Surgical Site infection (SSI) is one of the most common post-operative complications and causes significant post-operative morbidity and mortality. The global estimates of SSI have varied from 0.5% to 15%, studies in India have consistently shown higher rates ranging from 23% to 38%1. The aim of the...

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Main Authors: R. Rajani, J. Veerabhadra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/a-retrospective-study-of-bacteriology-and-antibiotic-sensitivity-pattern-of-post-operative-surgical-site-infections-in-orthopedics/