TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - BACTERIAL COLONIZATIONS AND INFECTIONS OF SKIN AND SOFT TISSUES A1 - Wolff, Klaus A1 - Johnson, Richard Allen A1 - Saavedra, Arturo P. A1 - Roh, Ellen K. PY - 2017 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e AB - The human microbiome or microbiota represents diverse viral, bacterial, fungal, and other species that live on and within us. They are part of us and we are part of this complex ecosystem. The human body contains >10 times more microbial cells than human cells. Skin supports a range of microbial communities that live in distinct niches. Microbial colonization of skin is more dense in humid intertriginous and occluded sites such as axillae, anogenital regions, and webspaces of feet. An intact stratum corneum is the most important defense against invasion of pathogenic bacteria. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140786092 ER -