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Table 4 Characteristics of surgical site infection

From: Risk factors associated with surgical site infections after thoracic or lumbar surgery: a 6-year single centre prospective cohort study

Number

SSI

Occurrence interval

Wound complication

Microbiology

1

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

0

2

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

0

3

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

0

4

Superficial

30 days

Secretion

0

5

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive

6

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

0

7

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive

8

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive, Streptococcus viridans

9

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

0

10

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive, Peptococcus Peptostreptococcus,

11

Superficial

30 days

Secretion

0

12

Superficial

30 days

Secretion

Negative

13

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive, Klebsiella pneumoniae

14

Superficial

30 days

Seroma

0

15

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive

16

Superficial

30 days

Dehiscence

Streptococcus alfa, Propionibacterium

17

Deep

30 days

Dehiscence

Staphylococcus Coagulase-negative

18

Deep

30 days

Dehiscence

Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Peptostreptococcus

19

Deep

30 days

Secretion

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive, Acinetobacter baumanii

20

Deep

1 year

Secretion

Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-sensitive

21

Deep

30 days

Dehiscence

0

22

Organ

30 days

Haematoma

Staphylococcus coagulase-negative