Quantitation and Composition of Cutaneous Microbiota in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Men
Author(s) -
Henry Redel,
Zhan Gao,
Huilin Li,
Alexander V. Alekseyenko,
Yanjiao Zhou,
Guillermo I. PérezPérez,
George M. Weinstock,
Erica Sodergren,
M J Blaser
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit005
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus , diabetic foot , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , diabetes mellitus , ribosomal rna , foot (prosody) , forearm , bacteria , medicine , endocrinology , anatomy , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , gene
Diabetic foot infections are a leading cause of lower extremity amputations. Our study examines the microbiota of diabetic skin prior to ulcer development or infection.
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