Abstract
We compared cutaneous colonization levels of Malassezia species in patients with AD and healthy subjects using nested PCR. Malassezia-specific DNA was detected in all 32 of the patients with AD. M. globosa and M. restricta were detected in approximately 90% of these patients, with M. furfur and M. sympodialis being detected in approximately 40% of the cases. In healthy subjects, Malassezia DNA was detected in 78% of the samples, M. globosa, M. restricta and M. sympodialis were detected at frequencies ranging from 44 to 61%, and M. furfur was found in 11% of healthy subjects. Our results suggest that M. furfur, M. globosa, M. restricta and M. sympodialis are common inhabitants of the skin of both AD patients and healthy subjects, while the skin microflora of patients with AD shows more diversity than that of healthy subjects.
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