title: Aerobic microbial flora of intertrigenous skin.
abstract: The incidence and density of intertrigenous microflora were determined in subjects using nonmedicated soap. The axilla, groin, toe web, and finger web were examined. The incidence of gram-negative rods was 17% for the axilla, 13% for the groin, 10% for the toe web, and 9% for the finger web. Klebsiella, Proteus, and Enterobacter were the predominant organisms, in that order. The highest incidence of Staphylococcus aureus was in the groin (12%) and toe web (11%). Lipophilic diphtheroids were the most prevalent bacteria in the groin (1.1 X 10(6)/cm2) and toe web (1.2 X 10(6)/cm2). Nonlipophilic diphtheroids were the predominant flora in the axilla (1.3 X 10(7)/cm. Micrococci had the highest counts in the toe web (7.6 X 10(5)/cm2). The incidence of coagulase-negative staphylococci was highest in the finger web, but the major flora were those of micrococci.
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D011511:Proteus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014034:Toes