Table 2.
The distribution of bacterial isolates in relation to type of surgical operation and type of wound that develop infection
| Wound type | Surgical Operations | Isolates (no of isolates) |
| (no of cases) | ||
| Head / Skull | Dirty (1) | S. aureus (1), Pseudomonas spp (1), Bacteroides (1) |
| (n = 4) | Contaminated (3) | S. aureus (1), E. coli (1), Proteus mirabilis (1), Ps. aeruginosa (2), Candida spp (2) |
| Chest wall (n=8) | Dirty (8) |
S. aureus (1), E. coli (1), Enterobacter agglomerans (1), Proteus penneri (1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2), Pseudomonas spp (3), Anaerobic cocci (1), Bacteroides (1) |
| Upper arm (n=1) | Contaminated (1) | P. aeruginosa (1), Pseudomonas spp (1), Candida spp (1) |
| Facial (n=1) | Contaminated (1) | Staphylococcus spp (1) |
| Trunk/Traumatic (n=1) |
Contaminated (1) | P. aeruginosa (1), Candida spp (1) |
| Abdomen (n=40) | Dirty (30) |
S. aureus (8), S. epidermidis (1), S. saprophyticus (1), S. xylosus (1), Staphylococcus spp (2), Bacillus spp (7), Enterococcus spp (3), E. coli (5), S. odorifera (1), P. aeruginosa (3), Ps. maltophila (1), Pseudomonas spp (1), Anaerobic cocci (2) , Gram positive anaerobic rods (1), Candida spp (1) |
| Contaminated (10) | S. aureus (4), S. epidermidis (1), Bacillus spp (2), E. coli (3), K. pneumonia (1), S. odorifera (1) | |
| Buttock (n=3) | Dirty (3) | S. aureus (1), S. epidermidis (1), E. agglomerans (1), Candida spp (2) |
| Scrotal (n=4) | Dirty (4) | S. aureus (1), S. epidermidis (1), S. saprophyticus (1), K. pneumonia (1) |
| Leg/Limb | Dirty (16) | S. aureus (3), S. epidermidis (1), Bacillus spp (2), E. coli (2), P. mirabilis (1), Citrobacter spp (1), Proteus spp (2), S. |
| (n=16) | odorifera (3), P. aeruginosa (2) , Anaerobic cocci (1), Bacteroides (2), Candida spp (3) | |
| Burns (n=8) | Contaminated (8) |
S. aureus (3), Bacillus spp (1), Enterococcus spp (1), E. coli (1), E. agglomerans (1), Enterobacter spp (1), S. odorifera (1), Ps. aeruginosa (2), Ps. maltophila (1), Candida spp (1) |
| Thigh (n=3) | Dirty (3) | Bacillus spp (2), P. aeruginosa (1), Bacteroides (1) |
| Scrotal (n=4) | Dirty (4) | S. aureus (1), S. epidermidis (1), S. saprophyticus (1), K. pneumonia (1) |
| Leg/Limb | Dirty (16) | S. aureus (3), S. epidermidis (1), Bacillus spp (2), E. coli (2), P. mirabilis (1) , Citrobacter spp (1), Proteus spp (2), S. |
| (n=16) | odorifera (3), P. aeruginosa (2), Anaerobic cocci (1), Bacteroides (2), Candida spp (3) | |
| Burns (n=8) | Contaminated (8) |
S. aureus (3), Bacillus spp (1), Enterococcus spp (1), E. coli (1), E. agglomerans (1), Enterobacter spp (1), S. odorifera (1), Ps. aeruginosa (2), Ps. maltophila (1), Candida spp (1) |
| Thigh (n=3) | Dirty (3) | Bacillus spp (2), P. aeruginosa (1), Bacteroides (1) |