Microbiological Profile and Drug Resistance Analysis of Postoperative Infections following Orthopedic Surgery: A 5-Year Retrospective Review.
Zuhdi O ElifranjiBassem I HaddadAnas SalamehShehadeh AlzubaidiNoor YousefMohammad Al NawaisehAhmad AlkhatibRazan AburummanAbdulrahman M KaramMuayad Imad AzzamMohammad Ali AlshroufPublished in: Advances in orthopedics (2022)
is the most common postoperative orthopedic infection, which was predominantly MRSA with vancomycin being the most effective antibiotic. In addition, the results showed a high resistance pattern to the commonly used antibiotics, leaving few choices. Antibiotic agents should be carefully selected according to specific drug sensitivity through routine monitoring of drug resistance patterns and to help formulate hospital antibiotic policy.