sequences of bacteria
We catalogued skin microbiome and cytokine alteration profiles during HIV infection with pruritus, and compared them with patients who were HIV-infected and healthy. Certain probiotic bacteria, including Staphylococcus, Cutibacterium, and Acinetobacter, significantly decreased in HIV infection with pruritus. Metabolic pathways were the most abundant pathways in functional prediction. Correlation analysis revealed the interplay between the skin microbiome and cytokines (interleukins 10 and 6).