Abstract 62: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Surgical Preparation is Associated with Increases in the Proportion of Streptococcus Species and Enterobacteriaceae Genera in Skin Microbiome

• Sifon Ndon, AB,
• Jane Xu, BA,
• Tyler Rice, BS,
• Biraja Dash, PhD,
• Michael Alperovich, MD, MSc,
• Elizabeth Grice, PhD,
• Noah Palm, PhD,
• Henry Hsia, MD, FACS

Affiliations

Sifon Ndon, AB

1Yale University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA

Jane Xu, BA

1Yale University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA

Tyler Rice, BS

2Yale University School of Medicine Department of Immunobiology, New Haven, CT, USA

Biraja Dash, PhD

1Yale University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA

Michael Alperovich, MD, MSc

1Yale University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA

Elizabeth Grice, PhD

3University of Pennsylvania Departments of Dermatology and Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Noah Palm, PhD

2Yale University School of Medicine Department of Immunobiology, New Haven, CT, USA

Henry Hsia, MD, FACS

1Yale University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA