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Table 4 Patients diagnosed with surgical site infection

From: Single-center experience with perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical site infections in kidney transplant recipients

Case no

Sex

Age (range 28–70)

Suspected source of SSI

Identified bacterial species

Postoperative course

Outcome

1

M

> 60

Iatrogenic (colon perforation)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Enterococcus faecium

Bacteroides vulgatus

Laparotomy on POD 12, caecum resection with ileostomy, V and A therapy

PNF, graftectomy on POD 21

2

M

> 60

Bacteria donor transfer

Acinetobacter baumannii

Eventration, V and A therapy

Recovery

3

M

30–60

Bacteria donor transfer

Acinetobacter baumannii

Subcutaneous abscess, V and A therapy

Recovery

4

F

30–60

Urinary complication

Acinetobacter baumannii

Graft revision on POD 20—urinary fistula repair, 2nd graft revision on POD 33—ureteral necrosis, V and A therapy

Graftectomy on POD 33

5

M

< 30

Urinary complication

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Graft revision on POD 19—urinary fistula repair, A therapy

Recovery

6

F

> 60

Urinary complication

Escherichia coli

Graft revision on POD 11—urinary fistula repair, V and A therapy

Recovery

7

M

30–60

Primary SSI

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Enterobacter cloacae

A therapy

Recovery

8

F

> 60

Primary SSI

Escherichia coli

Enterobacter cloacae

Enterococcus faecalis

Finegoldia magna

A therapy

Recovery

9

M

< 30

Primary SSI

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Enterococcus faecalis

A therapy

Recovery

10

M

< 30

Primary SSI

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Enterococcus faecium

Escherichia coli

V and A therapy

Recovery

  1. SSI surgical site infection, M male, F female, POD postoperative day, PN, primary graft non-function, KTx kidney transplantation, V vacuum, A antibiotic