(University of Dar es Salaam, 2006) Assey, Anthony Benedict
Objectives to determine the incidence and predisposing factors to postoperative wound infections, the causative microbial agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients admitted at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI). Patients who were operated on elective basis from June 2005 to October 2005 were recruited. Those patients, who could consent, were conscious, classified as clean cases and with stable general condition were studied. Their demographic data were obtained; wounds were examined from day three postoperatively and then followed up for three weeks. Hematological, biochemical and serological specimen were taken on recruitment for analysis. Discharges were collected from those who developed features of wound infections for bacteriological analysis. Bacteriological culture and sensitivity patterns of the isolates were studied. All these results were entered into a computer using SPSS for Windows version 10.0 statistical package and analysis was carried out. In this study 87 patients were recruited. There were a total of 59 (67.8%) males and 28 (32.2%) females making the male to female ratio of 2.1:1. The incidence of wound infection postoperatively was found to be 8.0% or 7 patients.