In a surgical patient, the causes of non-surgical infection are all except: (A) Lower respiratory tract infection, (B) Wound infection, (C) Clostridium difficile diarrhea, (D) UTI
Answer is B. Hospital acquired Infection (HAI) Infection that follows surgery or admission to hospital Common HAI are 1. Respiratory infections(including ventilator associated pneumonia) 10-15% 2. UTI(mostly related to urinary catheters) 30-40%(MC) 3.Bacteraemia (mostly related to indwelling vascular catheters) 10-15% Surgical site infections 15-20%(2nd most common) Antibiotic associated diarrhea, caused by clostridium difficle 5-10% Ref: Sabiston 20th edition Pgno :322-323