Autologous skin microbiota transplantation: Development of a technique to transfer representative and viable cutaneous microbial communities

Our study aims to lay groundwork for future use of skin microbiota transplantation (SMT) as treatment for skin diseases with a known component of microbial dysbiosis (e.g., atopic dermatitis, recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] folliculitis, and burn wound colonization and infection). Our group ’s whole-microbiota transplantation joins the conversation begun by investigators focusing on enriched skin microbiota transplant. With 4 healthy volunteers (mean [SD] age 29.3 [4.6] years; 2 [50%] female), we adapted a simple technique for harvesting and delivering a transplant, moving microbiota from the forearm to the back within the same individual.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research