INTRODUCTION Penile prosthesis infections have decreased since the introduction of antibiotic-coated implants. Infections that do occur can be from more rare and virulent organisms than the traditional skin flora historically implicated. AIM In this report, we present two cases of inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) infection from C andida organisms in insulin-dependent diabetic patients. ME...

Yeasts of the genus Malassezia are part of the normal flora of human skin. However, they are also associated with various skin diseases. Since the introduction of Malassezia to the Korean Dermatologic Society two decades ago, remarkable progress has been made in our knowledge of this genus. In this paper, we review recent developments in Malassezia research, including taxonomy and methods for s...

Along with progress of medicine, contribution that opportunistic bacteria make in nosocomial infections increases. Coagulase-negative staphylococci are these multiresistant strains which often cause this kind of infections. But more and more frequently other genera of bacteria are isolated. The main source of them is first and foremost the hospitalized patient's endogenous flora e.g. from their...

BACKGROUND Catheter colonization and bloodstream infection during the first week after insertion of a central venous catheter have been shown to result from the patient's own skin flora. METHODS The backs of 32 healthy subjects were prepped with a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)/70% isopropyl alcohol antiseptic. Three dressings, 2 of which contained CHG, were placed on the prepped skin in a ...

Wrinkles are an extremely important contribution for enhancing the realism of human figure models. In this paper, we present an approach to generate static and dynamic wrinkles on human skin. For the static model, we consider micro and macro structures of the skin surface geometry. For the wrinkle dynamics, an approach using a biomechanical skin model is employed. The tile texture patterns in t...

The skin is the body's largest organ that hosts heterogeneous inhabitants. Until now, the diversity of the cutaneous microbiome was mainly investigated for bacteria and there is a little information about the skin fungal flora. Also, among skin fungal flora, Candida is found as a main member whose distribution is affected by sex, age, climate. In this study, differences in Candida community str...

Rosacea is a common chronic relapsing inflammatory skin condition which mostly affects the central face, with women being more affected than men.1 The pathophysiology is not completely understood, but dysregulation of the immune system, as well as changes in the nervous and the vascular system have been identified. Microbes that are part of the normal skin flora, and specifically in the pilo-se...

Candida is a common cause of oral mucous membrane and skin infections in newborn infants. Disseminated candidiasis and Candidemia have become a frequent problem in neonatal intensive care unit [1]. Candida species are frequently encountered as part of the human commensal flora. Colonization by Candida spp. is the most impor tant risk factor for development of Candidemia and IFI in pre mature in...

Micro-plasma is a possible alternative treatment for wound management. The effect of micro-plasma on wound healing depends on its composition and temperature. The authors previously developed a capillary-tube-based micro-plasma system that can generate micro-plasma with a high nitric oxide-containing species composition and mild working temperature. Here, the efficacy of micro-plasma treatment ...