Abstract:
Objective: To determine the type of bacteria in postcesarean
surgical patient wounds obtained through the
patient's surgical wound swab in the Ward Obstetrics and
Gynecology RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin in the period August-
October 2019.
Methods: This study was a descriptive study with a crosssectional
approach. A total of 36 samples were taken using
a purposive sampling method, but only 32 bacterial isolates
were obtained. Samples in the form of clean operating
wound contaminated post-cesarean patients were planted
on growth media and identifi ed microscopically to be
further classifi ed based on responses to biochemical tests.
Results: Descriptive analysis shows that there are three
types of bacteria, namely Staphylococcus aureus as much as
59.3%, Staphylococcus epidermidis as much as 25.0%, and
Escherichia coli as much as 15.6%.
Conclusions: Obtained 3 types of bacteria in the results of
surgical wound swab in post-cesarean section patients who
were hospitalized in the Ward and Obstetrics Hospital of
Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin, namely Staphylococcus aureus,
Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Escherichia coli.
