A STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE, INVESTIGATIONS, TREATMENT AND OUTCOME OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION:

Dr Satishchandra B. K

Abstract


Surgical site infection or surgical site infections are one of the most common infectious problems that are frequently encountered in our office. A plethora of clinical profiles are encountered in our day to day practice. According to some studies around 25-30 percent of all infection cases are accounted by Surgical site infection. Resistant variants are also frequently encountered which adds the bulk to the difficulties that are already faced. So this study puts in an effort to find the clinical profile, investigations, treatment and outcome of surgical site infection.


Keywords


surgical site infection, clinical profile, investigations, Treatment, Outcome

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