Table 3.
Features at Presentation with Infection (n = 30 Breasts)
| Characteristic | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breasts affected | Unilateral | 25 | 83.3 |
| Bilateral | 5 | 16.7 | |
| Days from reconstruction to infection | Mean | 49.5 | NA |
| Median | 23 | NA | |
| Range | 7–420 | NA | |
| White cell count at presentation | Mean | 9.0 | NA |
| Median | 7.9 | NA | |
| Range | 1.8–24.7 | NA | |
| Not requested | 3 | 10 | |
| C-Reactive protein at presentation (mg/L) | Mean | 75.0 | NA |
| Median | 37.0 | NA | |
| Range | 2–380 | NA | |
| Not requested | 2 | 6.7 | |
| Organisms identified on culture | MSSA* | 9 | 30.0 |
| Serratia marcescens | 4 | 13.3 | |
| MRSA† | 2 | 6.7 | |
| Pseudomonas aeurginosa | 2 | 6.7 | |
| Multiple organisms | 3 | 10.0 | |
| Other organisms± | 6 | 20.0 | |
| No growth | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Unknown§ | 3 | 10.0 | |
*methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
†methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
±Brevibacterium casei, Corynebacterium imitans, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Proteus mirabilis.
§Not retrieved from review of medical record.