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Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection.

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Petti, CA; Sanders, LL; Trivette, SL; Briggs, J; Sexton, DJ
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
February 1, 2002

We evaluated all surgical site infections (SSI) and postoperative bacteremias secondary to SSI as part of an ongoing active surgical surveillance program at a community hospital. Among 40,191 surgical procedures, we identified 515 patients with SSI and 47 with postoperative bacteremia secondary to SSI. Four variables were examined as potential predictors for developing postoperative bacteremia secondary to an SSI: National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance risk index, abdominal surgery, surgical procedures with an implantable device, and the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in wounds. Of these 4 variables, only one, S. aureus isolated from a wound culture, was associated with an increased risk of developing postoperative bacteremia secondary to SSI. Patients with S. aureus isolated in either pure or mixed culture from SSI were more than twice as likely to have postoperative bacteremia secondary to SSI than were those without S. aureus wound infection.

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Clin Infect Dis

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EISSN

1537-6591

Publication Date

February 1, 2002

Volume

34

Issue

3

Start / End Page

305 / 308

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Bacteremia
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Petti, C. A., Sanders, L. L., Trivette, S. L., Briggs, J., & Sexton, D. J. (2002). Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection. Clin Infect Dis, 34(3), 305–308. https://doi.org/10.1086/324622
Petti, Cathy A., Linda L. Sanders, Sharon L. Trivette, Jane Briggs, and Daniel J. Sexton. “Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection.Clin Infect Dis 34, no. 3 (February 1, 2002): 305–8. https://doi.org/10.1086/324622.
Petti CA, Sanders LL, Trivette SL, Briggs J, Sexton DJ. Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Feb 1;34(3):305–8.
Petti, Cathy A., et al. “Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection.Clin Infect Dis, vol. 34, no. 3, Feb. 2002, pp. 305–08. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/324622.
Petti CA, Sanders LL, Trivette SL, Briggs J, Sexton DJ. Postoperative bacteremia secondary to surgical site infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Feb 1;34(3):305–308.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Infect Dis

DOI

EISSN

1537-6591

Publication Date

February 1, 2002

Volume

34

Issue

3

Start / End Page

305 / 308

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Bacteremia
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences