Microflora and antibacterial properties of the skin in patients with pityriasis versicolor

P.T. Zoirov, M.A. Abdulloeva, I.O. Kenjaeva

Chair of Dermatology and Venereology Avicenna TSMU

The results of microflora study and bactericidal properties of skin in 110 patients with multi-colored lichen before and after antifungal therapy were presented in article. Microbial landscape in 30 healthy subjects presented Staphylococcus epidermidis, micrococci, and lesser extent - S. saprophyticus and Sarcina. In patients with multi-colored lichen leading position have S. aureus, association coccal flora genus Klebsiella culture and fungi of the genus Candida, which is indicative of high degree of skin colonization.

Antifungal therapy helped to reduce inoculationof coccal flora in association with culture of the genus Klebsiella (11,8% and 7.2% compared to 12.7% and 9.1%), Candida species encountered in single (0.9% vs. 14 , 6%) cases, and in 5.4% of the growth of microorganisms is not noted. Bactericidal index figures (BI) in patients with pityriasis versicolor, which was 35,9 ± 1,6, which is 2-2.5 times lower than in healthy individuals. Timely and quality of antifungal therapy enhanced the bactericidal index to 63,1 ± 2,1 (normal BI = 80 -100%), indicating the restoration of skin's defenses.

Keywords: pityriasis versicolor, microflora, bactericidal index.

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