10-29-2005, 04:58 AM
site of infection that is source to staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a patient who develops fever 4 days post abdominal surgery?
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bacteremia - billll
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10-29-2005, 05:28 AM
nose............either of pt. or of hospital staff
10-29-2005, 06:22 AM
surgical pack
surgical wound(less preferable b'cos surgical wound infection usually occurs after 7 days)
10-29-2005, 10:24 AM
i think staph aureus is part of normal colony in nose.....so unless there's some break/injury to nasal mucosa,how can it get into u'r blood.....if it was some kind of surgery in nose i agree with nose as the source of infection......
11-04-2005, 05:56 AM
S.aureus is normal flora on nosal mucosa and skin.
it's spread via hands (e.g. personal staff) or after surgical wounds. I think batteriemia is due to surgical skin breaking and s.aureus comes from skin
11-06-2005, 07:32 AM
that bcoz after the surgery ryles tube is used to aspirate the stomach secretion and ryles tube may carry the infection to the site of sugery .
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