title: [Current status of dermatomicrobiology. An overview].
abstract: The new German laws dealing with protection against infectious diseases (Infektionsschutzgesetz of 1.1.2001) have reconfirmed the importance of microbiology as a basic science and infectiology as a multi-disciplinary clinical discipline. Concerning dermatological diagnosis and therapy, the implementation of molecular biological techniques has a decisive influence. The discovery of new (e.g. Helicobacter pylori) and the better detection of known organisms (e.g. Chlamydia, Borrelia) suggested findings in questions of causality and therapeutic developments. Concerning the infections of the skin this synopsis provides the state of the art of diagnostic process and treatment in mycology, bacteriology and virology.
authors.affiliation: Universität Osnabrück, Abteilung für Dermatologie, Umweltmedizin und Gesundheitstheorie, Sedanstrasse 115, 49090 Osnabrück. asonntag@uni-osnabrueck.de
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sonntag
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schwanitz
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
vernacular_title: Zum aktuellen Stand der Dermatomikrobiologie. Ein Uberblick.