wound infections are a common cause of staphylococcal infections. an ability of s.aureus is to adhere and form biofilm on host surfaces. biofilm is an exopolysaccharide, a slime matrix around multiple layers of cells and is mediated by expression of the icaadbc operon. the present study evaluated the biofilm forming capacity and the presence of icaad gene among s.aureus isolated from wound infe...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of antibacterial prophylaxis in preventing infectious complications after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. DESIGN Prospective, randomised, placebo controlled, double blind, multicentre study. SETTING Departments of internal medicine at six German hospitals. SUBJECTS Of 106 randomised adult patients with dysphagia, 97 received study medication, and 8...

STUDY DESIGN This study retrospectively reviewed spine surgical procedures complicated by wound infection and managed by a protocol including the use of vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC). OBJECTIVE To define factors influencing the number of debridements needed before the final wound closure by applying VAC for patients with postoperative spinal wound infections. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DAT...

Despite advances in traumatic wound care and management, infections remain a leading cause of mortality, morbidity and economic disruption in millions of wound patients around the world. Animal models have become standard tools for studying a wide array of external traumatic wound infections and testing new antimicrobial strategies. Study of wound-healing action was conducted on model of full-t...

Topical and systemic antibiotic treatment are essential in the prevention of wound infections. Systemic antibiotics, on other hand, strongly linked to mechanisms resistance, which jeopardize process. The direction antibiotics eschar becomes less reliable deeper burn thicker for local care . As a result, topical appear as viable option, they help maintain “high sustained concentration antimicrob...

Efficacy of Amikacin and Imipenem Against Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Wound Infections, Egypt