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Chlorhexidine irrigation during TSA may decrease rates of positive deep C. acnes cultures

Chlorhexidine irrigation during TSA may decrease rates of positive deep C. acnes cultures

Chlorhexidine irrigation during TSA may decrease rates of positive deep C. acnes cultures
Posted on: 18 August, 2025

Patients who received subcutaneous 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate antisepsis during primary total shoulder arthroplasty had a significantly decreased rate of positive deep cultures of Cutibacterium acnes, according to a study.

Source: Healio

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  • Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
  • Syosset Hospital
  • Garden City Surgi Center
  • Southshore Surgery Center
  • American Medical Association
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • The Arthroscopic Association of North America
  • ISAKOS
  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
  • AOSSM