Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common health care-associated infections in low and middle-income countries. The aims of this cross-sectional descriptive study were to estimate the frequency of postcaesarean infection with associated clinical characteristics and the antibiotic resistance profile of bacterial isolates.
Methods: Patients who underwent a cesarean section at the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital in Annaba, Algeria were included.