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| Title |
Scabies Mites Alter the Skin Microbiome and Promote Growth of Opportunistic Pathogens in a Porcine Model
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| Published in |
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002897 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pearl M. Swe, Martha Zakrzewski, Andrew Kelly, Lutz Krause, Katja Fischer |
| Abstract |
The resident skin microbiota plays an important role in restricting pathogenic bacteria, thereby protecting the host. Scabies mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) are thought to promote bacterial infections by breaching the skin barrier and excreting molecules that inhibit host innate immune responses. Epidemiological studies in humans confirm increased incidence of impetigo, generally caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, secondary to the epidermal infestation with the parasitic mite. It is therefore possible that mite infestation could alter the healthy skin microbiota making way for the opportunistic pathogens. A longitudinal study to test this hypothesis in humans is near impossible due to ethical reasons. In a porcine model we generated scabies infestations closely resembling the disease manifestation in humans and investigated the scabies associated changes in the skin microbiota over the course of a mite infestation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 117 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 114 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 15% |
| Researcher | 16 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 25% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 10% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 5 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 28 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 February 2024.
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#5,447,195
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#3,430
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#49,878
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#50
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