Expression of the sweat-derived innate defence antimicrobial peptide dermcidin is not impaired in Staphylococcus aureus colonization or recurrent skin infections

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-212

  Rieg, S ^a   Saborowski, V ^a   Kern, W V ^a   Jonas, D ^a   Bruckner Tuderman, L ^a   Hofmann, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWEAT;

DERMCIDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE ENHANCED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; SWEAT GLAND;

EID: 84894083101     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ced.12189     Document Type: Article

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