Microbiology of surgical site infections in patients with cancer: A 7-year review

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 761 - 766
• Main Authors: Hernaiz-Leonardo, Juan Carlos, MD, Golzarri, Maria Fernanda, MD, Cornejo-Juárez, Patricia, MD, MSc, Volkow, Patricia, MD, Velázquez, Consuelo, BSc, Ostrosky-Frid, Mauricio, MD, Vilar-Compte, Diana, MD, MSc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Female; Humans; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Male; Mexico - epidemiology; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Multidrug-resistant bacteria; Neoplasms; Neoplasms - surgery; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Surgical site infection; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Surgical site infection; Microbiology; Neoplasms; Multidrug-resistant bacteria
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.023

Highlights • Seven-year review of microbiologic data of surgical site infections (SSIs) at a cancer referral hospital in Mexico. • The frequency of SSI was 7.9%, similar to other reports in patients with cancer. • In contrast with other studies from developed countries, gram-negative bacteria were the most frequent isolates. • There was an increasing trend in extended-spectrum β-lactamase Escherichia coli ; conversely, Staphylococcus aureus decreased over time. • Other multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as vancomycin-resistant enterococci, emerged as causative pathogens of SSIs.