title: Epidemiology and microbiology of surgical wound infections.
abstract: This study included 676 surgery patients with signs and symptoms indicative of wound infections, who presented over the course of 6 years. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from 614 individuals. A single etiologic agent was identified in 271 patients, multiple agents were found in 343, and no agent was identified in 62. A high preponderance of aerobic bacteria was observed. Among the common pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (191 patients, 28.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (170 patients, 25.2%), Escherichia coli (53 patients, 7.8%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (48 patients, 7.1%), and Enterococcus faecalis (38 patients, 5.6%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, University of Ancona, I-60121 Ancona, Italy. cmalinf@popcsi.unian.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giacometti
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cirioni
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schimizzi
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Del Prete
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barchiesi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: D'Errico
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petrelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scalise
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents