Malassezia species retrieved from skin with pityriasis versicolor, seborrhoeic dermatitis and skin free of lesions: a comparison of two sampling methods

Br J Dermatol. 2018 Aug;179(2):526-527. doi: 10.1111/bjd.16521. Epub 2018 May 30.

Authors

A F Pedrosa^{1

2

3}, C Lisboa^{1

2

3}, I Faria-Ramos¹, R M Silva⁴, I M Miranda^{1

3}, A G Rodrigues^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Centro Hospitalar S. João EPE, Porto, Portugal.
³ CINTESIS (Center for Health Technology and Services Research), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Medical Sciences (iBiMED and IEETA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

PMID: 29505089
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16521

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Dermatitis, Seborrheic / diagnosis*
Dermatitis, Seborrheic / microbiology
Humans
Malassezia / isolation & purification*
Microbiota
Prospective Studies
Skin / microbiology*
Tinea Versicolor / diagnosis*
Tinea Versicolor / microbiology
Young Adult