[Bacteriology of surgical wound infections in oncological head and neck surgery].
Surgical wound infections are a frequent complication of head and neck cancer surgery. In a group of 159 consecutive patients we analyzed bacteriological cultures from 21 with suppurative draining from the wound. In 3 cases cultures were monomicrobial, in 12 cultures were polymicrobial, and in 6 no bacterial isolate was obtained from the cultured material. Gram-positive aerobes were the most frequent bacteria (54%), followed by gram-negative aerobes (38%) and anaerobes (8%). No relation was found between bacteriological profile, antibiotic prophylaxis, tumor site, tumor stage, or surgical procedure.
Rodrigo Tapia
J P
JP
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo.
Alvarez Méndez
J C
JC
Suárez Nieto
C
C
Gómez Martínez
J
J
Fernández Martínez
J A
JA
Martínez Sánchez
J A
JA
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*