Author(s) Cooper RA

Journal International wound journal. Date of publication 2013 Dec 1;volume 10 Suppl 1():3-8.

Abstract 1. Int Wound J. 2013 Dec;10 Suppl 1:3-8. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12179. Surgical site infections: epidemiology and microbiological aspects in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. Cooper RA(1). Author information: (1)Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK. Causative agents of wound infections and the routes by which they access surgical incision sites have been recognised for more than a century. Despite knowledge of the factors that influence the risks of surgical site infections (SSIs) and the means to prevent and/or control them, surgical patients still get infections. Traditional systems of classifying and diagnosing SSIs and the diversity of microbial flora reported in contemporary SSIs will be described. Strategies available to prevent and control SSIs will be critically reviewed and the need to develop alternative approaches will be discussed. © 2013 The Author. International Wound Journal © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Medicalhelplines.com Inc. DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12179 PMCID: PMC7950470 PMID: 24251837 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

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