The Effect of Pretreatment for Propionibacterium Acnes on Surgical Site Burden in Shoulder Arthroplasty
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2020-10-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Cutibacterium acnes - formally known as Propionibacter acnes (P. acnes) is the most common
pathogen associated with prosthetic joint infection of the shoulder. Despite current skin
preparation techniques, P. acnes is encountered at the skin surface and at the natural
reservoir in the sebaceous glands during the surgical exposure; current levels of exposure
are implicated in overall prosthetic infection risk. Therefore, this study endeavors to
decrease P. acnes burden at the surgical incision using preoperative blue light phototherapy
and benzyl peroxide washes targeting both the skin surface and sebaceous glands.