Bacterial colonization of psoriasis plaques. Is it relevant

Dermatology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Marcus, Eva ^a   Demmler, Diana ^a   Rudolph, Andreas ^a   Fischer, Matthias ^a  

^a HELIOS Klinikum Aue   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Psoriasis; Staphylococcus aureus; Trigger

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYSIPELAS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84859595777     PISSN: 20367392     EISSN: 20367406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/dr.2011.e14     Document Type: Article

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