Diabetes Mellitus Influencing the Bacterial Species in Surgical Site Infections of Orthopedic Trauma Patients

This study compared the prevalence of bacterial species and their antimicrobial resistance in patients with SSI and with or without diabetes mellitus. Methods Patients with a postoperative SSI within 6 weeks after orthopedic surgery due to a fracture or joint injury (in a level 1 trauma center in Germany) were analyzed retrospectively for the time period of 2007 to 2012. Microbiological results were assessed by comparing the prevalence of bacterial species and minimal inhibitory concentration of 34 antimicrobial agents for both patient groups. Results Three hundred three patients (female = 140, male = 163) were analyzed. Seventy nine (26.1%) of them had diabetes mellitus. Diabetic patients were older (mean age, 70.7 vs 60.1 years, P
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