Table 1.

Patients who developed infections in group 1 (experimental group) and in group 2 (control group), demographical characteristics (age, type of reconstructions), risk factors, pathogens, timing of onset of infections, and need for further procedures.

Group	Age	Side	Mast.	Reconstruction	Immunodepression	DMII	BMI	Tobacco Use	Previous RT	Pathogen	Timing	Failure of Reconstruction
1	63	L	No	Tissue expander to implant	No	No	<30	No	No	S. aureus totisensibile	Late	Yes
1	58	L	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	≥30	No	No	Not found	Early	No
1	73	L	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	No	No	S.MRS Epidermidis	Early	No
1	45	L	No	Tissue expander to implant	No	No	<30	No	No	S.MRS Epidermidis	Early	No
1	45	L	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	No	Yes	Not found	Late	No
2	66	R	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	≥30	No	No	Not found	Late	Yes
2	47	R	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	No	No	Candida parapsilosis	Late	Yes
2	47	L	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	No	No	Candida parapsilosis	Late	Yes
2	66	L	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	No	Yes	S. haemolitycus	Late	Yes
2	63	R	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	No	No	S. epidermidis	Early	Yes
2	56	L	Yes	Tissue expander	Yes	No	≥30	No	No	S. epidermidis	Late	Yes
2	64	L	Yes	Tissue expander	No	No	<30	Yes	No	Candida albicans	Late	Yes
2	64	L	Yes	Implant	No	No	<30	Yes	No	Candida albicans	Late	Yes

R: right, L: left; Early = onset < 60 days from surgery, Late = onset > 60 days from surgery.