Dysbiosis of skin microbiota with increased fungal diversity is associated with severity of disease in atopic dermatitis.

Bettina SchmidA KünstnerA FähnrichE BersuchPeter Schmid-GrendlmeierH BuschM GlatzPhilipp Peter Bosshard

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2022)

We conclude that severe AD is associated with a pronounced dysbiosis of the microbiota with increased fungal diversity. Potentially infectious agents, for example Staphylococcus and Candida, were increased in severe AD.

Keyphrases

atopic dermatitis
early onset
biofilm formation
staphylococcus aureus
escherichia coli
wound healing