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Table 3 Species of bacteria identified

From: The effect of preheated versus room-temperature skin disinfection on bacterial colonization during pacemaker device implantation: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

 

Culture 1

Culture 2

Culture 3

Culture 4

Microorganism

36 °C

20 °C

36 °C

20 °C

36 °C

20 °C

36 °C

20 °C

 

n = 106

n = 112

n = 105

n = 112

n = 106

n = 112

n = 106

n = 112

P. acnes

83

86

25

25

22

29

47

52

CoNS

83

90

2

4

2

6

23

29

S. aureus

2

2

1

1

-

-

-

-

Alpha-haemolytic

9

9

-

-

-

-

-

1

Anaerobic diphtheriod rods

5

3

-

1

1

1

1

1

Bacillus species

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Micrococci

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Anaerobic gram-positive cocci

1

2

-

1

1

-

-

3

Proteus sp.

2

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

R. mucilaginosa

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. No significant differences between study groups for any microorganism at any time point. Chi-2 test were used as statistical method
  2. Bacterial species identified from swabs taken from patients who received preheated and room-temperature skin disinfectant (chlorhexidine 5 mg/mL in 70 % ethanol) with growth in cultures taken perioperatively; 1) before skin disinfection, 2) after skin disinfection, 3) after incision (wound), and 4) before skin closure (wound)
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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