title: [Bacteriology of surgical wound infections in oncological head and neck surgery].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rodrigo Tapia
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Alvarez Méndez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez Nieto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez Martínez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fernández Martínez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martínez Sánchez
mesh_terms: 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*