CHARACTERISTICS OF CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF SURGICAL WOUND INFECTIONS IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study conducted to investigate the etiological agents of surgical wound infections, their sensitivity, and resistance to antimicrobial agents. The study was carried out on patients who received surgical treatment at the clinic of Azerbaijan Medical University from 2019 to 2022. Microbiological examination of the contents of wounds, drains, and abscesses in wound infections that occurred after surgical operations was conducted. The study found that the main causative agents of surgical wound infections are S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, Klebsiella, as well as Candida fungi. P. aeruginosa, E. coli, and Klebsiella are resistant to most antibiotics. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production was identified in most bacterial strains of E. coli and Klebsiella, while inducible beta-lactamase production was determined in approximately half of the P. aeruginosa strains.