Rodriguez-Vargas Cristel M, Pachar-Flores Monica R, Espinosa Irene, Cherigo Eliecer
Internal Medicine, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama, PAN.
Infectious Diseases, Instituto Oncologico Nacional, Panama, PAN.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 14;14(3):e23158. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23158. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Surgical site infections are a common complication in the management of patients with solid cancer tumors in cytotoxic chemotherapy. The antibiotic combination chosen depends on the neoadjuvant therapy used and the anatomical site and extent of the surgery. In this brief report, we describe a surgical site infection caused by an unusual microorganism and a succinct review of the pathogen's behavior.
手术部位感染是实体癌肿瘤患者接受细胞毒性化疗时常见的并发症。所选用的抗生素组合取决于所采用的新辅助治疗以及手术的解剖部位和范围。在本简要报告中,我们描述了由一种不常见微生物引起的手术部位感染,并对该病原体的特性进行了简要综述。