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Fig. 1 | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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From: Cutibacterium avidum resists surgical skin antisepsis in the groin—a potential risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection: a quality control study

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Percentage (with binomial confidence limits) of skin colonizing bacteria in the groin before antiseptic treatment. C. acnes, Cutibacterium acnes; C. avidum, Cutibacterium avidum; C. granulosum, Cutibacterium granulosum; CNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; Corynebacterium sp. included C. tuberculostearicum, C. glucuronolyticum, C. singular, and C. accolens; Enterococci sp. included one E. faecalis and one E. faecium. CNS included S. epidermidis in n = 29 (48.3%), S. hominis in n = 22 (36.7%), S. capitis in n = 8 (13.3%), S. haemolyticus in n = 6 (10%), S. warneri in n = 3 (5%), S. pettenkoferi in n = 2 (3.3%), S. lugdunensis in n = 2 (3.3%), S. simulans in n = 1 (1.7%)

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