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Comparative Study
. 1976 May;94(5):551-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb05145.x.

Ultrasonic methods for sampling human skin micro-organisms

M F Stringer, R R Marples
Comparative Study

Ultrasonic methods for sampling human skin micro-organisms

M F Stringer et al. Br J Dermatol. 1976 May.

Abstract

Methods of sampling the microflora of human skin by means of a generator of ultrasonic impulses were compared with the standard washing method in which the skin surface is rubbed manually. The ultrasonic method, at a power setting of 50 W or more, gave essentially similar results to those obtained by the standard method but removed fewer corneocytes.

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