{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,18]],"date-time":"2026-01-18T01:48:46Z","timestamp":1768700926596,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":7,"publisher":"S. Karger AG","issue":"5","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]],"date-time":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1640995200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Services\/SiteLicenses"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]],"date-time":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1640995200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Services\/SiteLicenses"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Skin Appendage Disord"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022]]},"abstract":"<b><i>Introduction:<\/i><\/b> Prolonged mask-wearing could modulate the skin microenvironment resulting in several facial dermatoses. Microbial dysbiosis is proposed to be linked with these changes; however, data regarding the association is still limited. Accordingly, we aimed to explore the impact of face masks on the skin\u2019s bacterial microbiota. <b><i>Methods:<\/i><\/b> We classified participants into short (&#x3c;4 h\/day) and long (\u22654 h\/day) mask-wearing time (SMWT and LMWT) groups according to mask-wearing time per day in the previous 2 weeks. Specimens were swabbed from the cheek and forehead of 45 mild acne vulgaris patients, representing mask-covered area (MCA) and mask-uncovered area (MUA), respectively. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing and QIIME2 were used to characterize bacterial communities. <b><i>Results:<\/i><\/b> There were 12 (26.7%) and 33 (73.3%) participants in SMWT and LMWT, respectively. There were no significant differences in beta diversity across MCA\/MUA or LMWT\/SMWT groups. In alpha-diversity, the evenness on MCA was significantly lower in LMWT than in SMWT (<i>p<\/i> value = 0.049). Among all groups, the relative abundance of bacterial taxa was similar, showing Actinobacteriota and Firmicutes, and <i>Cutibacterium<\/i> and <i>Staphylococcus<\/i> as the most predominant phyla and genera, respectively. <b><i>Conclusion:<\/i><\/b> Our results showed no significant impact of mask-wearing on the skin microbiota in mild acne vulgaris participants. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/000524316","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,6]],"date-time":"2022-05-06T21:00:51Z","timestamp":1651870851000},"page":"376-381","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["New Normal Mask-Wearing and Its Impact on Underneath Skin Microbiome: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mild Acne Vulgaris Patients"],"prefix":"10.1159","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4017-5473","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chanidapa","family":"Wongtada","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thanaporn","family":"Puaratana-arunkon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pinidphon","family":"Prombutara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pravit","family":"Asawanonda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nopadon","family":"Noppakun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8975-0523","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chanat","family":"Kumtornrut","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tanittha","family":"Chatsuwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"127","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nrmicro.2017.157"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2020.09.063"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s40257-020-00551-x"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12275-021-0647-1"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/srep39491"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s40257-020-00531-1"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ski2.7"}],"container-title":["Skin Appendage Disorders"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/524316","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/524316","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,23]],"date-time":"2025-04-23T16:01:08Z","timestamp":1745424068000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article\/doi\/10.1159\/000524316"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022]]},"references-count":7,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,1]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,5]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000524316","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["2296-9195","2296-9160"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2296-9195","type":"print"},{"value":"2296-9160","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022]]}}}