Efficacy of antimicrobial washes before shoulder surgery against Cutibacterium: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy of antimicrobial washes before shoulder surgery against Cutibacterium: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Cutibacterium acnes is a commensal intradermal microorganism that is commonly isolated at revision shoulder arthroplasty. Standard practice chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin preparation agents have limited effectiveness at eradicating C. acnes in the dermis. Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) has d...

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Main Authors: Andrew P. Collins, BS, Jeffrey Simpson, BS, Bradley Richey, MS, Douglas Zaruta, MD, Samantha Levin, MD, Brett Lewellyn, MD, Benjamin C. Service, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques
Subjects:
Shoulder infection
Cutibacterium
Periprosthetic infection
Sterile preparation
Skin preparation
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666639122000190

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