Evidence for the presence of bacteria in the blood of psoriasis patients

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 302, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 495-498

  Munz, Orly H ^a   Sela, Shlomo ^a   Baker, Barbara S ^b   Griffiths, Christopher E M ^c   Powles, Anne V ^d   Fry, Lionel ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peripheral blood; Psoriasis; Staphylococci; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RNA SEQUENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTEREMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 77955528508     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-010-1065-0     Document Type: Article

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