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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857 EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 26, No. 3, 2008, pp. 212-216
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Bioline Code: mb08068
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2008, pp. 212-216
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Infections in traumatised patients: A growing medico-surgical concern
Mathur, P
Abstract
Accidents and trauma are a leading global cause of mortality in young adults. Infections are one of the most important causes of death in traumatized patients. This is because of factors related to host and those due to trauma itself. Trauma jeopardizes the host′s tissue integrity and immune effector mechanisms. Severely traumatized patients admitted to the ICUs are prone to get nosocomial infections due to open wounds and indwelling life saving devices. Massive blood loss also impairs the distribution of polymorphs, complement and antibiotics to the damaged tissues. Finally, diagnosis of infections in traumatized patients poses a challenge to clinicians due to various factors.
Keywords
Infection, trauma, diagnosis, pathogenesis
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