Microbiology of wound infection after oral cancer surgery.

Introduction: The aim of present study is to investigate the most common infection pathogen found in the postoperative wounds, following surgical treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancer, in order to identify the most suitable antibiotic treatment.

Patients And Methods: We analyzed patients with squamous cell cancer of oral and oropharyngeal region. In patients who developed postoperative wound infection, wound swabs were taken from three different sites: the cannula, wounds on the neck and wounds in the oral cavity.