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aileen
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 Posted: 01/04/06 - 01:00 Post subject: ECOILI AFTER SURGERY |
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I know much about bacteria called Escherichia coli. I know because I used to be infected, but after few days of diarrhea, condition improves without therapy. Anyway, now I am worried because I have to do surgery soon. Can you tell me if that is possible for me to become infected again, and could it be dangerous to get E. coli after surgery? I have heard it is possible to occur, so now I am a little bit worried.
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agatha
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I suppose you have heard for cases of infections after open-heart surgical procedures. Fortunately, this is rare and uncommon with appropriate prophylactic antibiotics and careful aseptic technique. When serious infection, such as sternal osteomyelitis, does occur, the effects are devastating. Usually it requires one or more debridement procedures. The organisms usually implanted in postoperative sternal infections are primarily Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative bacilli. Common gram-negative pathogens such as Escherichia coli are very unusual in this setting; you should not be worried about it. It was a case of E. coli sternal osteomyelitis in a diabetic patient after coronary artery bypass grafting. You did not specify which surgery your doctor is attempting to perform, so I cannot tell you exactly prognosis. I just think your doctor need to check you up and see if you are cured of E. coli infection. If you are ok, operation done sterile as it should be, is not supposed to bring you post operative E. coli infection.
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