Surgical Site Infection Complicating Breast Cancer Surgery in Kuwait

Table 1

Distribution of pathogens causing surgical site infection complicating breast cancer surgery, January 2009–December 2010 in Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait.

Isolated bacteria	Number	%
Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)	3	30
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	1	10
Streptococcus  pyogenes	1	10
Pseudomonas  aeruginosa	2	20
Acinetobacter  baumannii	1	10
Morganella  morganii	1	10
No pathogen isolated	1	10
Total	10	100

Staphylococcus aureus represented 40%.