Surgical site infection and pathogens in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Conclusions: The national prevalence of surgical site infection was high. The most common identified pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus. Followed by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, and Coagulase-Negative staphylococci. Strict adherence to surgical site infection prevention techniques needs to get more attention. PMID: 32110246 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32110246?dopt=Abstract

Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - March 1, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Birhanu Y, Endalamaw A Tags: Patient Saf Surg Source Type: research