Benzoyl Peroxide Wash Is Efficacious in Reducing Cutibacterium acnes Surgical Site Infections After Posterior Spine Surgeries
5% BPO gel is a safe, cost-effective, and efficacious prophylactic measure for the reduction of C. acnes SSIs in posterior spine procedures and should be considered if an institution is experiencing a meaningful number of infections attributed to C. acnes.
Authors
- Miriam M. Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-8760)
- Sumeet Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9470-7239)
- Jamie S. Ullman
- Kevin M. Shao
- Jacob M. Gluski
- Donna Kerner
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- North Shore University Hospital (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000004015
- Primary Topic
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00