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Investigation of the skin microbiome: swabs vs. biopsies
29 Jan 2019
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BACKGROUND: Human skin is populated by diverse bacteria and there is increasing evidence that resident bacteria play a key role initiating immune responses in cutaneous diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. Bacteria are present at all layers of the skin but many studies have relied on swabs to profile the skin microbiota. OBJECTIVES: As the pathogenesis of many skin...
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