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Changes in the skin microbiome associated with squamous cell carcinoma in transplant recipients
1 Feb 2022
Abstract excerpt
Actinic keratoses (AK) arise in severely photo-damaged skin and can progress to squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). AK and SCC are common in Caucasian populations, and immunosuppressed individuals have a markedly higher risk of developing SCC. An overabundance of Staphylococcus aureus has been reported in AK and SCC lesions of immunocompetent individuals, however, the AK/SCC microbiome in immunosuppressed cohorts has...
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