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Dysbiosis of skin microbiota with increased fungal diversity is associated with severity of disease in atopic dermatitis
22 Jun 2022
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial inflammatory skin disease and an altered skin microbiota with an increase of Staphylococcus aureus has been reported. However, the role of fungi remains poorly investigated. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to improve the understanding of the fungal skin microbiota, the mycobiota, in AD in relation to the bacterial colonization. METHODS: Skin swabs of 16 AD patients and...
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