PMID: 8971618Dec 1, 1996Paper

Preoperative bacterial colonization and its influence on postoperative wound infections in plastic surgery

The Journal of Hospital Infection
K AndenaesF Abyholm

Abstract

During two separate periods a total of 654 patients were included in a clinical study relating preoperative bacterial colonization to occurrence of postoperative wound infection in plastic surgery. During the second period one half of the patients were randomized to receive prophylactic azithromycin. Bacteriological samples were collected from the nasal vestibulum during both periods, and additionally from the surgical field during the second period. All patients had preoperative chlorhexidine bathing. The bacteriological findings were categorized as either normal flora or potentially pathogenic bacteria, and as either having no growth. Surgical wounds were divided into four contamination classes. Postoperative follow-up was 30 days, and assessment of wound infection was based on a graded scale. We did not find any statistically significant relation between preoperative bacterial colonization and postoperative wound infection, regardless of place of sample collection, method of bacterial classification, class of contamination or use of prophylactic azithromycin.

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