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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Sep;75(3):481–493.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.04.066

Figure 3. Effect of TCS + bleach versus TCS alone on bacterial densities.

Figure 3

Densities determined by specific qPCR assays. A. Both treatments (TCS + bleach and TCS alone) significantly lowered total bacterial densities on lesional sites, but not on nonlesional sites or control skin. B. Total bacterial and Staphylococcus densities on lesional skin became similar to control skin. On nonlesional skin, Staphylococcus densities remained stable. C. The S. aureus density significantly decreased in both treatment groups on lesional sites and unexpectedly in controls and trended down on nonlesional skin. D. Streptococcus species did not change significantly with treatment. E &F. Corynebacterium and Propionibacterium densities did not change on lesional or nonlesional skin after TCS + bleach treatment but increased on lesional skin in those who received TCS alone. Symbols: T1, baseline; T2, follow-up visit.