Topical Antiseptics and the Skin Microbiota

Jan Claesen

doi:10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.001

Topical Antiseptics and the Skin Microbiota

J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Oct;138(10):2106-2107. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.001.

Author

Jan Claesen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30244719
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.001

Abstract

The impact of antiseptics on the skin microbiota is poorly understood. SanMiguel et al. (2018) use a sequencing-based approach to compare treatment effects and find that they are dependent on interpersonal and body site-specific community differences. While treatment results in an immediate depletion of the skin microbiota, not all bacterial families are affected equally.

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MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local*
Bacteria
Dermatologic Agents*
Microbiota*
Skin

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Dermatologic Agents