Green Exudate in Surgery — 30yo Woman | General Surgery | SMLE Q#11253
SMLE Question #11253
Surgery
General Surgery
Objective: OBJ-TRACH-EMERG-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 30-year-old woman presents 8 days after a superficial-to-partial thickness burn on the dorsum of her right forearm. For 2 days, she has had increasing malodorous green discharge and expanding erythema around the wound. Examination shows moist necrotic tissue with green exudate and mild tenderness; she is otherwise well. Which organism is most likely causing this burn wound infection?
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