Wound Infection
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Introduction
- Wounds can be classified as infected when the wound tissue contains >= 10E5 microorganisms per gram of tissue. Clinical signs of infection may not be present, especially in the immunocompromised patient or the patient with a chronic wound.
- Infection (Clinical). The presence of bacteria or other microorganisms in sufficient quantity to overwhelm the tissue defenses & produce the inflam- matory signs of infection - i.e., purulent exudate, odor, erythema, warmth, tenderness, edema, pain, fever, & elevated white cell count.
- Local Clinical Infection. A clinical infection that is confined to the wound & within a few millimeters of its margins.
- Systemic Clinical Infection. A clinical infection that extends beyond the margins of the wound.
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