DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i03.026

Pages: 984-987

Surgical site infections are defined as an infection in the tissue of incision or the operative area that can commonly occur between 5th to 30th days post-surgery.2nd most common nosocomial infections. They are responsible for increasing the length of hospital stay, treatment cost, significant morbidity and mortality. This is a Prospective study of the data from patients who underwent surgery between July 2018–September 2018, from Obgy, Surgery & Orthopedic departments in GGH, Kakinada. Isolation & identification of aerobic organisms was done by Gram Stain & Culture Growths. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method and the results interpreted were as per CLSI guide lines. Out of 1260 patients, who underwent surgeries from Obs & Gynec, Surgery, Orthopedics departments in a Tertiary care hospital, 80 cases which showed clinical signs of Surgical site infection were included in the study. The infection was found to be higher in females of 21-30yrs age group than in males. Most commonly isolated pathogens were Pseudomonas (23%), followed by Escherichia coli (17.5%). Antibiotic profile of Gram Positive isolates revealed highest sensitivity to Piperacillin tazobactem followed by linezolid whereas Gram Negative isolates showed most sensitivity to Amikacin and Meropenem. The study reveals that Infection Control Policies, proper hand hygiene techniques and optimal Peri-operative patient care can be implemented to reduce the incidence of surgical site infections.