Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a serious complication from diabetes mellitus, with a huge
economic, social and psychological impact on the patients' life. One of the main reasons why …

Background: As the population grows older, the incidence and prevalence of conditions that
lead to a predisposition for poor wound healing also increase. Ultimately, this increase in …

The extent to which microorganisms impair wound healing is an ongoing controversy in the
management of chronic wounds. Because the high diversity and extreme variability of the …

The skin, the human body's largest organ, is home to a diverse and complex variety of innate
and adaptive immune functions. Despite this potent immune system present at the …

Culture-independent studies to characterize skin microbiota are increasingly common, due
in part to affordable and accessible sequencing and analysis platforms. Compared to culture …

Staphylococcus aureus–human interactions result in a continuum of outcomes from
commensalism to pathogenesis. S. aureus is a clinically important pathogen that …

Background Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the skin. We sought to
characterize and compare the cutaneous microbiota of psoriatic lesions (lesion group) …

Chronic nonhealing wounds have been heralded as a silent epidemic, causing significant
morbidity and mortality especially in elderly, diabetic, and obese populations. Polymicrobial …

Chronic wounds and severe burns are diseases responsible for severe morbidity and even
death. Wound repair is a crucial process and tissue regeneration enhancement and …

Microbial burden of chronic wounds is believed to play an important role in impaired healing
and the development of infection-related complications. However, clinical cultures have little …