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. 2023 Jan;40(1):129-131.
doi: 10.1111/pde.15158. Epub 2022 Nov 16.

Skin microbiome sampling in the preterm neonate

Jennifer J Schoch  1 , Josee Gauthier  2 , Raad Z Gharaibeh  3 , Christian Jobin  2 , Mary Bohannon  1 , Josef Neu  4 , Leslie Parker  5
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Skin microbiome sampling in the preterm neonate

Jennifer J Schoch et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Despite advances in our understanding of the human microbiome, there exist significant knowledge gaps in our understanding of the skin microbiome of the preterm neonate. Herein, we describe skin microbiome sampling of six preterm neonates at multiple timepoints, and compare the skin microbiome samples to environmental (crib/isolette swabs) and negative controls. Samples of the same type (skin, crib, control) were more similar than when compared by week or by patient.

Keywords: cutaneous microbiome; neonatal intensive care unit; prematurity; preterm; skin microbiome.

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Conflicts of Interest

The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Beta-diversity, Principal Coordinate Analysis of all samples
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Relative abundance of all skin microbiome samples. Each patient has 1 to 2 skin swab (denoted as “s”) as demonstrated on the x-axis; first number is the subject number and the second number is week after birth of sample collection.
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