Table 2.

Microbiologic details of surgical site infections following thoracotomy

Types of infection, n = 91	Organisms	N (%)
Monomicrobial	Total	58 (63.7)
	Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin susceptible)	25 (43.1)
	Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin resistant)	16 (27.6)
	Coagulase-negative staphylococci	4 (6.9)
	Streptococcus species	9 (15.5)
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	3 (5.2)
	Escherichia coli	1 (1.7)
Polymicrobial	Total	33 (36.3)
	Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin susceptible)	16 (48.5)
	Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin resistant)	20 (60.6)
	Coagulase-negative staphylococci	6 (18.2)
	Corynebacterium species	2 (6.1)
	Bacillus species	2 (6.1)
	Streptococcus species	11 (33.3)
	Escherichia coli	8 (24.2)
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	7 (21.2)
	Other Enterobacteriaceae	11 (33.3)