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Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research

  • Written by Dustin Long, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new researchGenetic analysis of the bacteria causing surgical site infections revealed that many were already present on the patient's skin.Ruben Bonilla Gonzalo/Moment via Getty Images

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