Do we need to change empiric antibiotic use following natural disasters? A reflection on the Townsville flood.
SSTI
antibiotic stewardship
debridement
flood
Journal
ANZ journal of surgery
ISSN: 1445-2197
Titre abrégé: ANZ J Surg
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101086634
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2022
01 2022
Historique:
revised:
02
09
2021
received:
16
03
2021
accepted:
26
09
2021
pubmed:
2
11
2021
medline:
11
3
2022
entrez:
1
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Skin and soft tissue infections have the potential to affect every patient admitted to a surgical service. Changes to the microbiota colonizing wounds during natural disasters, such as the Townsville floods of 2019, could impact empiric antibiotic choice and need for return to theatre. This retrospective observational cohort study reviews culture data and demographics for patients undergoing surgical debridement of infected wounds over a six-month period starting in November 2018 to May 2019 at the Townsville Hospital. Of the 408 patients requiring operative intervention, only 61 patients met the inclusion criteria. The groups were comparative in terms of age and gender, but a greater proportion of patients (40.5% versus 29.1%, P = 0.368) in the post-flood group were diabetic. Common skin commensals, such as Staphylococcus aureus, were the most common pathogen in both groups, however the post-flood group had a higher proportion of atypical organisms (14 versus 8 patients), and an increased need for repeated debridement for infection control (24 versus 14 patients). Wound swabs and tissue culture are imperative during surgical debridement and may guide the use of more broad-spectrum coverage following a significant flooding event.
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
195-199Informations de copyright
© 2021 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
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