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Efficacy of antibiotic selected on the basis of sensitivity of operation theatre microflora during orthopedic surgery in dogs

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Title Efficacy of antibiotic selected on the basis of sensitivity of operation theatre microflora during orthopedic surgery in dogs
 
Creator NANHAR, BALROOP SINGH
SHARMA, S N
BHADWAL, M S
SHARMA, D K
 
Subject Femur fracture, Operation theatre environment, Sensitivity-based antibiotic
 
Description Apparently healthy mongrel dogs (12) weighing between 12-20kg were randomly divided into 3 groups of 4 each. Routine aseptic procedures were adopted. Femur fracture, under general aneshthesia, was created with a wire saw. The  fracture was repalited by intramedullary pinning. No antibiotic was used in group 1, the experience based outinely used antibiotic (ampicillin) was administred in group 1 animals did not progress satisfactorily as evidenced by clinical signs, hematological results and culture examination. One animal died and in another pin was dislodged. The animals recovered after administering ampicillin. In group 2 the recovery was better as compared to group 1. The clinical signs were evident till sevents post operative day (POD) which could be correlated with haematology and clinical findings. In group 3, recovery was faster and uneventful than in other groups. All the parameters were within the normal range. The results confirm that operation theatre environment is the mst common source of surgical wound infection. The antibiotic selected on the basis of antibiotic sensitivity testing of the operation theatre enviroment proved more effective in controlling infection than the routinely used antibiotic.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2013-12-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/35634
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 70, No 3 (2000)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/35634/15756
 
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