title: Ultrasonic methods for sampling human skin micro-organisms.
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.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003902:Detergents; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents