Thursday, May 26, 2011

A Descriptive Study of Bacterial Load of Full-Thickness Surgical Wounds in Dermatologic Surgery


BACKGROUND
Surgical site infections (SSIs) after dermatologic surgery cause pain, prolong healing, result in unaesthetic complications, and lead to excessive use of antibiotics. The pathogenesis of wound infections is complex and is dependent on bacterial load and diversity, among several factors.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate bacterial dynamics at dermatosurgical sites at different time intervals and assess the correlation with postoperative outcomes and to examine different endo- and exogenous factors that may contribute to SSIs.


METHODS
Eighteen patients undergoing skin grafting of the face were studied. The following SSI-related factors were registered: age and ...

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