The main aim of this study to evaluate the bacterial etiology of wound infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. A total of 225 consecutive, non-repeating clinical specimens from various surface wounds were collected following inclusion and exclusion criteria and processed in the Microbiology laboratory from January to June 2012, following standard methodologies. | Microbiological profile of wound infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a peripheral tertiary care hospital of Eastern India