Abstract
Surgical infections present a significant burden of disease globally. Management focuses on source control and appropriate antibiotic therapy. This remains a challenge in low- and middle-income settings, where access to surgical care and antibiotics is limited. This paper discusses the complex challenges facing the management of surgical infections in low- and middle-income countries.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 192-196 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Surgical infections |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2019.
Keywords
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella
- SMART
- Staphylococcus aureus
- antibiotic resistance
- extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers
- intraabdominal infections
- peritonitis
- resource-poor countries
- soft tissue infections
- source control
- surgical infections