Impact of Skin Disinfection on Cutaneous Microbiota, before and after Peripheral Venous Catheter Insertion

• Main Authors: Manon Prat (Author), Jeremy Guenezan (Author), Bertrand Drugeon (Author), Christophe Burucoa (Author), Olivier Mimoz (Author), Maxime Pichon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Patients with invasive medical devices are at high risk for infection. Skin colonization is the initial stage of these infections, leading to the recommendation of practices requiring disinfection using antiseptics. Microbial communities playing a major role in skin health could be imp...