Clinical Analysis of the infection on Open Wound in Traumatic Patients / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
;
: 45-50, 1978.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-767385
ABSTRACT
One hundred and fifty two open wounds of extremities including open fractures were treated at the Kyoungpook Nstional Univ. Hospital from March 1977 to August 1977. Of 152 open wounds there were 32 cases (21.5%) of wound infection even though the initial wound culture revealed bacterial growth in 44 cases(28.9%). However, there were only 10 cases of infection among the cases with positive bacterial growth in the original culture and the same organisms were found in the 6 cases between the initial wound culture and post infection culture. Sensitivity studies of the organisms, the Cephalosqorines appeared to be most effective as a prophylactic antibiotics. It was sensitive to all gram positive organisms and majority of gram negative organisms including Escherichia coli. In bacterial culture and sensitivity studies of the 82 open fracture wounds 18 of them showed gram positive and gramnegative bacteria. The prominant organism were Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus and Pseudomonas. The infection rate was lower in the cases whar the wound was managed within six hours from the time of injury than after six hours.
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Main subject:
Pseudomonas
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Staphylococcus
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Streptococcus
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Bacteria
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Wound Infection
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Wounds and Injuries
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Escherichia coli
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Extremities
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Fractures, Open
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
1978
Type:
Article
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