Scalp flora in Indian patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors – Implications for pre-surgical site preparation and surgical site infection

Scalp flora in Indian patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors – Implications for pre-surgical site preparation and surgical site infection

Introduction Causation of surgical site infection (SSI) following craniotomy is multifactorial. Most preventive strategies (including site preparation and antibiotic prophylaxis) revolve around reducing preoperative contamination of the local site. There is little evidence, however, linking site con...

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Main Authors: Aliasgar V. Moiyadi, Umesh Sumukhi, Prakash M. Shetty, Sanjay Biswas, Rohini S. Kelkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
non-shaved neurosurgery
preoperative preparation
postcraniotomy infection
scalp flora
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.94367

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