Bacterial reservoir in deeper skin is a potential source for surgical site and biomaterial-associated infections.

Guarch-Pérez, C; Riool, M; de Boer, L; Kloen, P; Zaat, S A J

Guarch-Pérez, C; Riool, M; de Boer, L; Kloen, P; Zaat, S A J.

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Guarch-Pérez C; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Riool M; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
de Boer L; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kloen P; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Zaat SAJ; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: s.a.zaat@amsterdamumc.nl.

J Hosp Infect ; 140: 62-71, 2023 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37544367

Subject(s)

Chlorhexidine; Surgical Wound Infection; Humans; Cohort Studies; Surgical Wound Infection/microbiology; Skin/microbiology; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Key words

Bacteria; Biomaterial-associated infection; Knife; Skin; Swab

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgical Wound Infection / Chlorhexidine Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Hosp Infect Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands

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