Regulatory Standard for Determining Preoperative Skin Preparation Efficacy Underreports True Dermal Bioburden in a Porcine Model

Medical device companies and regulatory bodies rely on a nondestructive bacterial sampling technique specified by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM E1173-15) to test preoperative skin preparations (PSPs). Despite the widespread use of PSPs, opportunistic skin-flora pathogens remai...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Authors:	Hannah R. Duffy, Nicholas N. Ashton, Abbey Blair, Nathanael Hooper, Porter Stulce, Dustin L. Williams
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Subjects:	preoperative skin preparation surgical site infection skin microbiome cup scrub method tissue blend method porcine model
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/11/2369