Atopic Dermatitis and the Role of the Skin Microbiome in Choosing Prevention, Treatment, and Maintenance Options

October 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 935 | Copyright © October 2020


Published online October 2, 2020

Hilary Baldwin MD,a Crystal Aguh MD,b Anneke Andriessen PhD,c Latanya Benjamin MD FAAP FAAD,d Aaron S. Farberg MD,e Deirdre Hooper MD FAAD,f Joseph L. Jorizzo MD,g Peter A. Lio MD,h Brook Tlougan MD FAAD,i Heather C. Woolery-Lloyd MD,j Joshua Zeichner MD FAADk

aAcne Treatment and Research Center, Brooklyn, NY bEthnic Skin Program, Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD cRadboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Andriessen Consultants, Malden, The Netherlands dFlorida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL eArkansas Dermatology Skin Cancer Center, Arkansas Research Trials, Little Rock, AR; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY fAudubon Dermatology; Tulane and Louisiana State Universities, New Orleans, LA gWake Forest School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College, Winston Salem, NC, and New York, NY hDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago, Chicago, IL iWestmed Medical Group, Purchase, NY; Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Manhattan, New York, NY jFrost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miller University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL kDepartment of Dermatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Anneke Andriessen PhD anneke.a@tiscali.nl