Pyogenic Infections of the Skin

Mackey, Herbert O.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-15275-9_18

Herbert O. Mackey F.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H. (Univ. Dub.), L.M., F.R.I.A.M.²

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The skin is provided with natural protection against infection firstly by the impervious horny layer of the skin. The natural defences of the skin include a low pH, desiccation of organisms and effects of amino acids secreted in the sebum. These rapidly destroy pathogenic organisms on the intact skin.

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Herbert O. Mackey F.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H. (Univ. Dub.), L.M., F.R.I.A.M. (Fellow of St. John’s Hospital Dermatological Society)

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Herbert O. Mackey F.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H. (Univ. Dub.), L.M., F.R.I.A.M.
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Mackey, H.O. (1968). Pyogenic Infections of the Skin. In: A Handbook of Diseases of the Skin. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15275-9_18

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