Antibiotics have been one of the most successful medicinal discovery in the history of medicine, considering they have turned bacterial infections which were once the leading cause of death into controllable conditions.[1, 2] These molecules inhibit the reproduction, vital processes occurring or destroy the bacterial cell wall to aid in fighting infectious diseases.[3, 4] Antibiotic therapy is one the foundation stones of modern medicine, without effective procedures to limit bacterial infections many modern medical procedures would be considerably more risky, if not a complete waste of time and resources.[5] In addition, rates of morbidity and mortality from bacterial infections would be considerably higher than at present.[6] …show more content…
[12, 13] These pathogens pose a huge threat to antibiotic prophylaxis and the treatment of surgical related infections. Hence, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of antibiotic resistance on surgical site infections and surgical …show more content…
Major antibiotic families and their mechanisms of action [16, 17] 2. Antimicrobial