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. 1979 Feb;32(2):143–147. doi: 10.1136/jcp.32.2.143

Anaerobic organisms in postoperative wounds.

P J Sanderson, M W Wren, A W Baldwin
PMCID: PMC1145599  PMID: 438344

Abstract

A survey of the bacteria found in postoperative wounds was undertaken during a 14-month period. The yields of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in 65 appendicectomy wounds were compared; 42 wounds yielded aerobes and 51 anaerobes. Seventy-eight other operation wounds yielded anaerobes, and, overall, 33 wounds yielded anaerobes only. Bacteroides sp were the most common anaerobic organisms isolated from all operation sites except the lung.

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