Wound infection

Used for

surgical wound infection

Broader Terms

infection

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• Home For patients For doctors Find a dermatologist About Store Contact Glossary Page index Search: 19f Home | Bacterial infections Wound infections What are wound infections? A wound infection is defined by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as surgical site infection (SSI).
• org Wound Infection and Infection Control (Content lasted reviewed - July 28, 2000) Question #301 What causes Wound Infection Wound infection is caused by the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in viable wound tissue, causing local tissue damage.
• Wound infection is a specific instance of soft tissue infection and in particular infection of surgical wounds merits consideration as it is an iatrogenic illness and many surgical wound infections are preventable.
• Wound infection is characterized by the presence of replicating microorganisms within a wound resulting in a subsequent host response.
• Antibiotic prophylaxis for group A streptococcal burn wound infection is not necessary.