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Post-operative infections are actually quite common when treating many patients. However, a case like this patient's, flaring up so quickly and unusually, is quite rare.
This is because the most common type is a surgical site infection, which manifests on the wound. Signs include redness, swelling, heat, pain, and exudate, mostly caused by Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria.
This patient's wound was very clean, yet the infection flared up remarkably quickly.
After all, bacterial replication takes time. The patient had just been wheeled into the ward; I'm afraid Su Wenhao hadn't even had time to explain the necessary precautions.
"President Liu, what do you think is the situation?" Wang Chao asked after a pause.
"I can't be sure. It might be that the patient had other conditions we hadn't detected," Liu Banxia replied with a frown.
