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Use of molecular techniques to study microbial diversity in the skin: chronic wounds reevaluated.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society - 1 Jan 2000
Davies C E, Wilson M J, Hill K E, Stephens P, Hill C M, Harding K G, Thomas D W
Abstract excerpt
The skin is colonized by an array of microorganisms which form its natural microflora. Disruption to the normal barrier function of the skin (due to trauma or disease) may result in invasion of the dermis by opportunistic bacteria. To date, these organisms, which may contribute to the chronicity...
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