Question 1

what should i do for a wound infection?

Accepted Answer

See doctor: Is this a surgical wound or a traumatic wound from an injury? See your surgeon if it is after surgery. See a family doctor or emergency room if it is an infected wound from injury, accident, or burn. Wash and keep the are clean if it is not too deep.

Question 2

what are the tests for wound infection?

Accepted Answer

Tests for infection: In order to treat an infection in a wound, a clinician must correctly diagnose an infection. A culture should be taken of any wound that may be infected before empirical antibiotics are administered. There are proper ways to perform a culture: for example, using the levine technique. This insures a more accurate method of determining an infection.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of a wound infection?

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See below: Red swollen skin away from the injury site, excess heat and redness of the skin around the wound, purulent foul smelling drainage from the wound, person may have fevers, sometimes there may be increasing pain rather than improving pain.

Question 4

how to treat wound infection?

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Wound infection: Should be seen by a doctor to determine extent and possible cause. Then proper treatment with antibiotics can be reccomeded.

Question 5

is having yellow watery discharge a sign of wound infection?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The signs of wound infection are redness, tenderness, swelling and fever.  Purulent drainage almost always indicates a wound infection.

Question 6

what are the common effects of wound infection on psa blood test?

Accepted Answer

None: A wound infection should not affect psa levels significantly.

Question 7

what would be the appropriate therapy for a surgical wound infection?

Accepted Answer

Cleaning: A doctor would prescribe proper wound cleaning treatments. Surgically opening part of the wound to allow the infection or fluid to drain. Testing for the type of bacteria causing the infection, and usually antibiotic treatment would be prescribed. Possibly need to identify the source of infection if indicated. Added concern if there is a foreign body present at the surgical site such as mesh.

Question 8

what's a wound infection caused by?

Accepted Answer

Infection: A wound infection is caused by a bacterium. There are thousands of species of bacteria that we live with every day; a smaller subset are the culprits of wound infections.

Question 9

what the signs of a wound infection?

Accepted Answer

Pain & redness: Increasing pain at the wound with swelling, skin becomes warm and develops spreading redness. May get bad looking drainage from the site. Sometimes person can get fevers.

Question 10

in what way is a severe wound infection treated?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: The wound should be seen by a physician.  It may need to be opened and drained to get rid of the source of the infection followed by wound care to allow good healing.  Patients are usually initially started on antibiotics to help clear the infection.

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