MBIO 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Necrotizing Fasciitis, Lucien Bouchard, Pus
26 Nov 2018
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Wound infections are among the most common types of infection seen in the hospital. Wound infections can cause major damage to the skin, internal organs, and even death. As such, it is very important that appropriate measures be taken in the hospital to prevent wound infection. Upon completion of this unit you should be able to: discuss staphylococcal, streptococcal, and pseudomonas aeruginosa wound infections; and, describe the anaerobic bacterial wound infections tetanus and gas gangrene. Unit activities: read the following sections in chapter 23 of your textbook. There is a lot of information covered in this chapter, which can be quite intimidating at first glance. Remember that the summaries and/or guidelines provided with the reading list will direct you to the examinable parts of each textbook section: section 23. 2: common bacterial infections of wounds. From unit 19, you know that staphylococci are a major component of the normal microbiota of the skin.
