ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2023
Cutaneous Surgical Wounds Have Distinct Microbiomes from Intact Skin.
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Abstract
Infections are relatively rare following cutaneous surgical procedures, despite the potential for wound exposure to pathogens both during surgery and throughout the healing process. Although gut commensals are believed to reduce the risk of intestinal infections, an analogous role for skin commensals has not been described. In fact, the microbiome of normally healing surgical skin wounds has not yet been profiled using culture-independent techniques. We characterized the wound microbiome in 53 patients who underwent skin cancer surgery and healed without signs or symptoms of infection. A week after surgery, several bacterial species displayed significant differences in relative abundance when compared to control, nonoperated skin from the same patient. The relative abundance of the most common bacterium found on intact skin, Cutibacterium acnes, was reduced in wounds 5-fold. Staphylococcus aureus, a frequent cause of postoperative skin infections, was enriched 6.4-fold in clinically noninfected wounds, suggesting active suppression of pathogenicity. Finally, members of the
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