Taxa de infecção em pacientes adultos com fratura exposta atendidos no hospital de pronto socorro e no hospital universitário Ulbra do município de Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul

The infection rate in open fractures of patients initially treated at the emergency department of HPSC was 18.8%. The infections occurred predominantly in Gustilo‐Anderson type III fractures. The bacteria with the highest incidence in infections were Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter aerogenes.