Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes?

BACKGROUND: Cutibacterium acnes is found in skin flora of the shoulder and is the most common microbe identified in periprosthetic shoulder infections. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is C acnes present on the incision scalpel in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty despite e...

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Autores principales: Levy, Benjamin J., Grimm, Nathan L., Jimenez, Andrew E., Shea, Kevin P., Mazzocca, Augustus D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Board of Trustees. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7409834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32771608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.035

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