Ical studies have shown that its general use for approximately one third of a It is generally recognized that the introduction of modernĪntibiotic therapy has had a revolutionary effect on the treatment of manyĮstablished infections, but clinical experience and experimental bacteriolog. In an effort to separate infected patients from other patients and the com. Smallpox hospitals, tuberculosis sanitoria, and 'Pest Houses' were established Hospitals were built for patients with communicable diseases. Prevent their incidence and spread began hundreds of years ago when separate Have been problems for as long as there have been hospitals, and attempts to

History has shown that postoperative and hospital-acquired infections Ment in applied and practical bacteriology. It should be remembered also that every operation is an experi.

Horizons of surgery have often been dependent upon the development and appli-Ĭation of special methods of overcoming the hazards of postoperative infec. Nificance of infection in surgical practice (1,3). Permit surgical treatment and effective wound healing, all emphasize the sig. Pathophysiologic effects on the various bodily functions, their remarkableĪdaptability to circumstance and newer forms of treatment, and the necessityįor excluding their presence or controlling their growth sufficiently to Vading the tissues of the body, their potential for producing significant Ubiquity of infectious agents in man's environment, their propensity for in. Surgeon with a safe environment within which to operate and work (l-5).

The supporting professional scientific disciplines which help to provide the An understanding of thisĪspect of medicine is, therefore, an essential part of clinical surgery and Infections in patients are of surgical significance. Infection is one of the salient features of human life, and many

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