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A bacteriological study of 108 cases of gastrointestinal surgery was conducted by analyzing intra-abdominal bacterial contamination (IABC) and postoperative surgical site infections (SSI). We utilized an anaerobic porter to detect intra-abdominal bacterial infection and transport bacteria to the laboratory. The positive IABC rate was 42.9% for gastric cancer surgery, 22.6% for biliary tract surgery, and 85.7% for colorectal cancer surgery. Most cases of SSI were IABC-positive, and isolated bacterial species from the SSI were similar to those from the IABC. In colorectal cancer surgery, a preoperative chemical intestinal preparation and the prophylactic use of antibiotics had a major influence on the sensitivity of bacteria isolated from the SSI. These data suggest that prophylactic antibiotics should be chosen from among those to which bacteria from the IABC are highly sensitive, and that therapeutic antibiotics should be chosen from among those to which bacteria isolated from the SSI are highly sensitive. Finally, the exploration of IABC enables us to predict the incidence of SSI.
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Furukawa, K., Onda, M., Suzuki, H. et al. The usefulness of conducting investigations on intra-abdominal bacterial contamination in digestive tract operations. Surg Today 29, 701–706 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482312
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