The cutaneous microbiome in hospitalized patients with pressure ulcers

Luuk A. de Wert, Sander S. Rensen, Zita Soons*, Martijn Poeze, Nicole D. Bouvy, John Penders

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Abstract

This study investigated whether there are differences in the composition of the cutaneous microbiome of the unaffected skin between patients with pressure ulcers compared with those without pressure ulcers. The cutaneous microbiome of the unaffected skin of 15 patients with sacral pressure ulcers compared to 15 patients without pressure ulcers was analysed. It demonstrated that the inter-individual variation in skin microbiota of patients with pressure ulcers was significantly higher (P = 0.01). The abundance of 23 species was significantly different with Staphylococcus aureus and unclassified Enterococcus the most abundant species in patients with pressure ulcers. Random Forest models showed that eight species were associated with pressure ulcers occurrence in 81% of the patients. A subset of four species gave the strongest interaction. The presence of unclassified Enterococcus had the highest association with pressure ulcer occurrence. This study is the first to demonstrate that the cutaneous microbiome is altered in patients with pressure ulcers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5963
Number of pages11
JournalScientific Reports
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2020

Keywords

  • RISK-FACTORS
  • MICROCLIMATE
  • INCONTINENCE
  • PREVALENCE
  • SEQUENCES

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