Table 6.

Details of participants that developed SSI

Gender	Study group	Body site	Modified MMS*	Surgical repair	Other complications	Organism isolated on swab MC&S	Sensitivity to cephalexin
Male	Control	Ear	No	Graft	Nil	Staphylococcus aureus	Yes
Male	Control	Ear	No	Graft	Nil	S. aureus	Yes
Male	Control	Nose	No	Flap	Nil	Hafnia alvei	No
Male	Control	Ear	No	Flap	Nil	S. aureus	Yes
Male	Control	Ear	No	Flap	Nil	S. aureus	Yes
Male	Control	Nose	No	Flap	Nil	S. aureus	Yes
Male	Control	Nose	No	Flap	Nil	GP without swab	Unknown
Female	Control	Nose	No	Flap	Nil	S. aureus	Yes
Female	Intervention	Ear	No	Flap	Nil	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	No

*Delayed surgical closure awaiting complete histological margin analysis.

GP, general practitioner; MC&S, Microscopy, Culture and Sensitivity; MMS, Mohs micrographic surgery; SSI, surgical site infection.