Bacterial colonization of psoriasis plaques. Is it relevant?

Eva Marcus; Diana Demmler; Andreas Rudolph; Matthias Fischer

doi:10.4081/dr.2011.e14

Bacterial colonization of psoriasis plaques. Is it relevant?

https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e14

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011)

Submitted: 8 June 2011
Accepted: 20 July 2011

Published: 5 August 2011

Psoriasis, Bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Trigger

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Authors

Eva Marcus
Diana Demmler
Andreas Rudolph
matthias.fischer@helios-kliniken.de
HELIOS-Klinikum Aue Department of Dermatology and Venerology Gartenstraße 6 D-08280 Aue, Germany.
Matthias Fischer

Bacterial colonization was investigated retrospectively in patients with plaque psoriasis (n=98 inpatient treatments, n=73 patients). At least one pathogen was found in 46% of all cases. Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequent bacterium. Bacterial colonization of psoriasis plaques could be relevant in individual cases.

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Marcus, E., Demmler, D., Rudolph, A., & Fischer, M. (2011). Bacterial colonization of psoriasis plaques. Is it relevant?. Dermatology Reports, 3(2), e14. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e14