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Wound Infection: A Review of Diagnosis and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard L. Simmons
Richard L. Simmons*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
*
University of Minnesota, Box 185 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Abstract

Surgical wounds can become infected by a variety of organisms, leading to a variety of clinical courses. In this article, several types of infections, therapies, prognoses and prophylaxes.are discussed. Skin and subcutaneous tissues infect with a range of gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anerobic bacteria. Gangrenous infections, whether necrotizing fasciitis or bacterial synergistic gangrene, can be devastating or fatal. Gangrenous infection in the muscle is also discussed, and various treatments outlined. The intention is to familiarize readers with the predisposing conditions, clinical manifestations and therapeutic alternatives for these surgical infections.

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Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1982 , pp. 44 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1982

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