RT Book, Section
A1 Wolff, Klaus
A1 Johnson, Richard Allen
A1 Saavedra, Arturo P.
A1 Roh, Ellen K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1140786092
T1 BACTERIAL COLONIZATIONS AND INFECTIONS OF SKIN AND SOFT TISSUES
T2 Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259642197
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140786092
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  human  microbiome  or  microbiota  represents  diverse  viral,  bacterial,  fungal,  and  other  species  that  live  on  and  within  us.  They  are  part  of  us  and  we  are  part  of  this  complex  ecosystem.  The  human  body  contains  >10  times  more  microbial  cells  than  human  cells.  Skin  supports  a  range  of  microbial  communities  that  live  in  distinct  niches.  Microbial  colonization  of  skin  is  more  dense  in  humid  intertriginous  and  occluded  sites  such  as  axillae,  anogenital  regions,  and  webspaces  of  feet.  An  intact  stratum  corneum  is  the  most  important  defense  against  invasion  of  pathogenic  bacteria.