Dynamics of Cutibacterium repopulation onto the skin surface of the shoulder after chlorhexidine application.
Dynamics of Cutibacterium repopulation onto the skin surface of the shoulder after chlorhexidine application.
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使用氯己定后,皮肤杆菌在肩部皮肤表面重新繁殖的动态。
DOI:
10.1007/s00264-023-05786-x
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Long,DustinR
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作者:
Hsu,JasonE;Whitson,AnastasiaJ;VanDyke,Rufus;Wu,JohnC;Matsen3rd,FrederickA;Long,DustinR
PurposeThe objective of this study was to characterize the temporal dynamics ofCutibacteriumrepopulation of the skin surface after application of chlorhexidine to the shoulder.MethodsTen shoulders in five male subjects were used. A skin swab was taken prior to (0 minutes) and then at three, 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes after skin preparation with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% isopropyl alcohol. Semi-quantitative bacterial load was measured for each timepoint.ResultsFrom zero minutes (pre-treatment) to three minutes, chlorhexidine-isopropyl alcohol reduced the skin bacterial load in eight out of ten shoulders. Of these eight shoulders, four (50%) had growth by 30 minutes, seven (88%) had growth by 60 minutes, and all eight (100%) had growth by 240 minutes. Compared to the three minutes after chlorhexidine application, bacterial load had significantly increased by 60 minutes but were still significantly lower than the pre-prep bacterial load (0 minutes).ConclusionFollowing standard surgical skin preparation with chlorhexidine-isopropyl alcohol, the surface of the shoulder is repopulated withCutibacteriumwithin one hour, presumably from reservoirs in sebaceous glands not penetrated by topical antiseptic agents. Since these dermal glands are transected by skin incision for shoulder arthroplasty, this study suggests that they may be sources of wound contamination during surgery in spite of skin preparation with chlorhexidine.