Introduction
Breast cancer, cancers
BREAST IMPLANT INFECTION, BREAST CANCER, CANCERS
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women, with approximately 350 000 new cases in the US each year.To prevent breast implant infections, some surgeons recommend administering prophylactic antibiotics directly onto the breast implant and in the implant pocket,In this prospective cohort study, we assessed antibiotic concentrations in the implant pocket of patients undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction with locally applied gentamicin, cefazolin, and vancomycin to investigate for how long the prophylactic antibiotic treatment regimen provides protection against bacterial contamination after surgery if the bacteria are susceptible to the antibiotic. This duration was defined as the amount of time above the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for common infective agents, with 