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ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics2020

Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination of Casting Material in a Pediatric Population.

Brett Walker, Chad Amato, Olena Palyvoda, Sharada Vangipuram, Martin Weaver, Zain Sayeed, Muhammad Talha Padela, Walid K Yassir

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Article in International journal of pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brett WalkerDepartment of Orthopedics, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Chad AmatoDepartment of Orthopedics, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Olena PalyvodaDepartment of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Sharada VangipuramDepartment of Orthopedics, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Martin WeaverWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-4994
Zain SayeedDepartment of Orthopedics, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Muhammad Talha PadelaDepartment of Orthopedics, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-118X
Walid K YassirDepartment of Orthopedics, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4213-0383
Children's Hospital of Michigan · USWayne State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical site infection is a relatively common and devastating complication following pediatric orthopedic surgery. Many infections have been determined to be the result of settled airborne particles on surgical equipment and the sterile field. Fiberglass casts are commonly used orthopedic fixation devices before and after surgery; however, fiberglass casting material is expelled during the removal process and represents an uninvestigated area for the possibility of cast saw dust as a source of airborne bacterial contamination in an operating room setting. This study evaluates the prevalence and distribution of microbiota on 90 pediatric casts by collecting and culturing fiberglass cast material from 90 pediatric casts. Bacterial identification was performed using a Bruker Biotyper Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry device. 81 out of 90 casts (90%) showed evidence of microbial contamination. Isolated species were very diverse and ranged from normal skin flora to opportunistic pathogens. The 5 most commonly isolated organisms were

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