Skin Microbiology

I. The Cutaneous Flora and Its Control.- 1. Identification of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus Species Isolated from Human Skin.- 2. Coagulase-negative Staphylococci: Classifiction and Problems.- 3. The Current Status of Aerobic Cutaneous Coryneform Bacteria.- 4. Factors Controlling Skin Bacteria Flora.- 5. Microbiology of Specialized Sites in Relation to Infection.- 6. Newer Methods of Quantifying Skin Bacteria.- 7. Treatment of Nasal Carriers of Coagulase-positive Staphylococci.- 8. Practical Office Microbiology.- 9. Microbial Interactions and Antibiosis.- II Topical Skin Antibacterials.- 10. Clinical Trials of Tropical Antimicrobials.- 11. Preoperative Shower Bath with 4% Chlorhexidine Detergent Solution. Reduction of Staphylococcus aureus in Skin Carriers and Practical Application.- 12. Preoperative Whole Body Disinfection by Shower-bath with Chlorhexidine Soap: Effect on Transmission of Bacteria from Skin Flora.- 13. Postoperative Wound Infections in Vascular Surgery: Effect of Preoperative Whole Body Disinfection by Shower-bath with Chlorhexidine Soap.- 14. Newer Germicides: What They Offer.- 15. Antibacterial Soaps.- 16. Antimicrobial Soaps: Benefits versus Risks.- 17. Antimicrobials: Regulatory Aspects.- 18. Antimicrobial Efficacy in the Presence of Organic Matter.- 19. Topical Antimicrobials: Perspective and Issues.- III Bacterial Adherence and Factors.- 20. Staphylococcus aureus Adherence to Nasal Epithelial Cells: Studies of Some Parameters.- IV Infections and Epidemiology.- 21. Epidemiology of Skin Infections: Strategies Behind Recent Advances.- 22. The Role of Hands in Nosocomial Gram-negative Infection.- 23. The Interaction of Fungi and Bacteria in the Pathogenesis Athlete's Foot.- 24. Experimentally Induced Cutaneous Infection in Man.- 25. Exotic Infection: Its Relevance to Clinical Microbiology.- 26. Dermatitic Skin: Microbiology and Treatment.- 27. Staphylococcal Scaled Skin Syndrome: Clinical Features, Biology, and Pathogenesis.- 28. Means of Preventing Burn Wound Infection.- 29. Topical Antibiotic in the Prophylaxis of Experimental S. aureus and S. pyogenes Infections in Humans.- 30. Current Concepts in Neonatal Bacterial Colonozation.- V Acne.- 31. Propionibacterium acnes: Present Status and Role in Acne Vulgaris.- 32. A Role for Propionibacterium acnes in the Production of Inflammatory Lesions in Acne Vulgaris.- VI Skin Infection: Treatment.- 33. Means of Preventing Bacterial Infection.- 34. The Topical Treatment of Skin Infections.- 35. Treatment of Serious Cuatneous Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Infections.- 36. The Role of Ketoconazole in the Management of Mucocutaneous Candidiasis Syndrome.