Increasing Incisional Redness in Surgery — 52yo Man | General Surgery | SMLE Q#11755
SMLE Question #11755
Surgery
General Surgery
Objective: OBJ-TRACH-EMERG-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 52-year-old man presents 5 days after elective open inguinal hernia repair with increasing incisional redness and pain and yellow discharge soaking the dressing. Examination shows erythema, warmth, tenderness, induration, and purulent exudate expressed from the wound edges. Which organism is the most common cause of this type of surgical site infection?
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