Home Project-material ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIA THAT CAUSE WOUND SEPSIS IN THE PAEDIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS AT KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL
ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIA THAT CAUSE WOUND SEPSIS IN THE PAEDIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS AT KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL
Background: Wound infections contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. A number of factors contribute to wound infection; however microorganisms are the major causes with bacteria being the most prevalent. Determination of local bacterial sensitivity patterns to antibiotics is important in providing a guide for antibiotic selection and appropriate management.
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to identify the bacteria that cause wound infections and their antimicrobial sensitivity patterns in the paediatric surgical wards at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Methodology: A cross- sectional design was used and the target population was children below the age of 13 years admitted in the surgical wards. The study was carried out for a period of two months, from mid April 2014 to mid June 2014. Data was collected using a questionnaire, specimens from the infected wounds were collected using sterile swabs and analyzed in the microbiology labora
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