Microbiome and Association With Implant Infections
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-01-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The most common tissue expander-related infections are from Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas
species. In addition, from breast tissue microbiome studies, Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas
show variable abundance across samples. The investigator hypothesizes that breast cancer
patients undergoing reconstructive surgery with high initial abundance of Staphylococcus
and/or Pseudomonas are more likely to develop subsequent tissue expander-related infections
from these respective organisms.