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Abstract Wound sepsis is defined as the discharge of pus from the wound. That is usually confined to the subcutanous tissues. Post-operative wound infection results from microbial contamination during or after a surgical procedure (Maclean et al., 1989). Hospital acquired infection includes infections acquired while the patient is in bO$pital. Surveys in Britain (UK)Indicated that about half of all the infections. occuring in hospital inpatients are hospital acquired (Sanderson and Rogres, 1988). Bacterial colonization of surgical wounds are either endogenous (from viscera which contain bacterial or exogenous (from hands of cases, carriers, instruments or aiii’) {Akoet al., 1992). Wound sepsis represent a major hazard in health care facilities. They result in substantial morbidity, prolongation of hospital stay, an increase in direct patient care costs and mortality that occur after hospitalization, i.e they are not present or incubating at the time of admission (Twum et al., L992). Patients in post-operative wards are heavily exposed to micro-organisms from different sources, but access ’ofthe organisms ~O. the depth ofthe wound is often limited. If the |