Bacterial contamination of fabric and metal-bead identity card lanyards: A cross-sectional study by Thomas Pepper, Georgina Hicks, Stephen Glass, John Philpott-Howard

“…We examined 108 lanyards from hospital staff. Most grew skin flora but 7/108 (6%) had potentially pathogenic bacteria: four grew methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, and four grew probable fecal flora: 3 Clostridium perfringens and 1 Clostridium bifermentans (one lanyard grew both S. aureus and C. bifermentans). …”
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Preliminary study on antimicrobial activities of skin mucus from by-catch of Elasmobranch species by Aydoğdu Elif Özlem Arslan, Kesiktaş Mert, Sanli Nazmiye Ozlem, Güngör Nihal Doğruöz, Sancar Serap, Yildiz Taner, Yemişken Emre

“…In our study, both the skin flora and mucus contents of the discarded species Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758), Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758), and Raja clavata (Linnaeus, 1758) caught in the Sea of Marmara were investigated to determine their potential antimicrobial activities. …”
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Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of a Single Dose versus a 24-Hour Course of Multiple Doses of Cefazolin for Surgical Prophylaxis by Aaron Heffernan, Jowana Alawie, Steven C Wallis, Saiyuri Naicker, Santosh Adiraju, Jason A. Roberts, Fekade Bruck Sime

“…The initial inoculum was 1 × 10⁵ CFU/mL to mimic a high skin flora inoculum. The static time–kill study showed that increasing the cefazolin concentration above 1 mg/L (the MIC) did not increase the rate or the extent of bacterial killing. …”
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Bacterial contamination and their tolerance in banknotes and coins surrounding the area of Chiang Mai University Hospital in Chiang Mai Province by Ponrut Phunpae, Chanjuti Sriruan, Ratchadaporn Udpoun, Santhana Buamongkol, Sudjai Pawichai, Autchar Ruangpayuk, Watchawan Chairuangwut

“…The gram-positive bacteria were found in a higher amount than gram-negative bacteria, in both banknotes and coins. Human skin flora and pathogenic bacteria, especially S. aureus and pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae, were detected. …”
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SG-APSIC1058: Microbiological surveillance of endoscopes in a Singapore tertiary-care academic hospital: A retrospective study from 2018 to 2021 by Zhimin Zhang, Molly How Kue Bien, Lee Lai Chee, Nenny Suzanah Binte Sellamat, Chua Puay Hoon, Lai Kai Mun, Ling Moi Lin

“…Results: Of the 15,783 samples collected, 15,667 (99.3%) yielded no growth; 36 (0.2%) were positive for gut and environmental flora; and 80 (0.5%) were positive for low-concern organisms such as skin flora. Conclusions: Microbiological surveillance yielded a high percentage of negative results confirming the effectiveness of endoscope reprocessing. …”
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Artificial urinary sphincters for male stress urinary incontinence: current perspectives by Cordon BH, Singla N, Singla AK

“…Most infections are gram-positive skin flora. Urethral atrophy and erosion lie on a spectrum resulting from the same problem, constant urethral compression. …”
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Regulatory Standard for Determining Preoperative Skin Preparation Efficacy Underreports True Dermal Bioburden in a Porcine Model by Hannah R. Duffy, Nicholas N. Ashton, Abbey Blair, Nathanael Hooper, Porter Stulce, Dustin L. Williams

“…Despite the widespread use of PSPs, opportunistic skin-flora pathogens remain the most significant contributor to surgical site infections, suggesting that the ASTM testing standard may be underreporting true dermal bioburden. …”
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Spinal cord stimulator explant caused by post-incisional cellulitis secondary to Varicella Zoster Virus (shingles) infection: a case report by Vahid Mohabbati, Mohammadkazem Papan

“…The impulse generator, electrode implant site and lumbar/thoracic surgical site are commonly affected, with local skin flora and circulating organisms being the primary causes of infection. …”
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Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium) acnes clavicular infection by M. Zaid, M. R. Chavez, A. E. Carrasco, M. N. Zimel, A. L. Zhang, A. E. Horvai, T. M. Link, R. J. O'Donnell

“…<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2"><em>Cutibacterium</em> (formerly <em>Propionibacterium</em>)<em> acnes^{13, 16}</em> is a slow growing, gram-positive bacteria that is naturally found in higher concentrations as skin flora on the chest and back, as well as in other areas with greater numbers of hair follicles.…”
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Characterization of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) microbiota at the time of initial surgical intervention for children with hydrocephalus. by Shailly Pandey, Kathryn B Whitlock, Matthew R Test, Paul Hodor, Christopher E Pope, David D Limbrick, Patrick J McDonald, Jason S Hauptman, Lucas R Hoffman, Tamara D Simon, Cerebrospinal FLuId MicroBiota in Shunts (CLIMB) Study Group

“…Of the organisms present, 8 were common skin flora and 4 were potential pathogens; only 1 was also qPCR positive. …”
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Microbiological surveillance result of endoscopes after INTERCEPT Foam Spray: a quasi-experimental pilot study in Singapore by Caihong Wang, Rong Zhang, Ruhui Fan, Jiewen Low, Ruochen Du, Xueyun Ma, Congcong Cai

“…Mean spraying hours were not associated with detected growth (11.7% vs. 13.6%; 95% confidence interval, 1.43 to –5.27; p>0.05), with environmental and skin flora being the primary contaminants. Conclusions IFS may be applied when delayed endoscope processing is necessary, but with caution when applied to colonoscopes. …”
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Circadian rhythm and daytime variation do not affect intraoperative bacterial sternal contamination and postoperative wound infections following cardiac surgery by Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Yukiharu Sugimura, Michelle Hartmann, Ajay Moza, Payam Akhyari, Ali Aljalloud

“…About 90% of the germs detected were part of the natural skin flora (e.g., Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis). …”
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Exploring lytic phage therapy as an alternative treatment for antibiotic-resistant Cutibacterium acnes by Meryem Nisa Erdoğan, Nurver Ulger Toprak, Jens Andre Hammerl, Aycan Gundogdu

“…BACKGROUND: Cutibacterium acnes, an anaerobic, gram-positive bacterium, is a common part of the skin flora and an opportunistic pathogen in acne lesions. …”
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The Contribution of the Skin Microbiome to Psoriasis Pathogenesis and Its Implications for Therapeutic Strategies by Diana Sabina Radaschin, Alin Tatu, Alina Viorica Iancu, Cristina Beiu, Liliana Gabriela Popa

“…Mounting evidence indicate that skin dysbiosis plays a significant role in the development and exacerbation of psoriasis through loss of immune tolerance to commensal skin flora, an altered balance between Tregs and effector cells, and an excessive Th1 and Th17 polarization. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Clinical Linezolid-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Florian Campmann, Hauke Tönnies, Christian Böing, Franziska Schuler, Alexander Mellmann, Vera Schwierzeck

“…<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> (<i>S. epidermidis</i>) is part of the human skin flora but can also cause nosocomial infections, such as device-associated infections, especially in vulnerable patient groups. …”
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Tropical leg lymphedema caused by podoconiosis is associated with increased colonisation by anaerobic bacteria by Claudio Neidhöfer, Derick Lekealem Nkwetta, Bangsi Rose Fuen, Njodzeka Flora Yenban, Nancielle Mbiatong, Gordon Takop Nchanji, Patricia Korir, Nina Wetzig, Martin Sieber, Ralf Thiele, Marijo Parcina, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji, Manuel Ritter

“…We revealed a positive correlation between increasing lymphedema severity and non-commensal anaerobic bacteria, especially Anaerococcus provencensis, as well as a negative correlation with the presence of Corynebacterium, a constituent of normal skin flora. Disease symptoms were generally linked to higher microbial diversity and richness, which deviated from the normal composition of the skin. …”
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High-quality genome sequence and description of Bacillus ndiopicus strain FF3T sp. nov. by C.I. Lo, R. Padhmanabhan, O. Mediannikov, A. Caputo, C. Michelle, N. Faye, C. Sokhna, D. Raoult, P.-E. Fournier, F. Fenollar

“…Strain FF3T was isolated from the skin-flora of a 39-year-old healthy Senegalese man. …”
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Bacterial but no SARS-CoV-2 contamination after terminal disinfection of tertiary care intensive care units treating COVID-19 patients by Daniel A. Hofmaenner, Pedro David Wendel Garcia, Branko Duvnjak, Bhavya Chakrakodi, Julian D. Maier, Michael Huber, Jon Huder, Aline Wolfensberger, Peter W. Schreiber, Reto A. Schuepbach, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Philipp K. Buehler, Silvio D. Brugger, for the COVID-19 ICU-Research Group Zurich

“…Gram-negative bacterial contamination was mainly linked to sinks and siphons. Skin flora was isolated from most swabbed areas and Enterococcus faecium was detected on two keyboards. …”
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Susceptibility of perioperatively isolated bacteria to cefazolin – A pilot study by Teodor Pevec, Bojana Beović

“…Recent reports on coagulase-negative staphylococci, typical representatives of skin flora, showed their resistance to methicillin. …”
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Chronic activation of inflammasome signaling complexes and enhancement of behavioral abnormalities by B. Abdelmoula, N. Bouayed Abdelmoula

“…Moreover, although being a normal part of the skin flora, yeasts of the genus Malassezia are associated with several inflammatory skin diseases including pityriasis versicolor (tinea versicolor), atopic eczema, psoriasis, Malassezia folliculitis and onychomycoses. …”
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