Definitions and abbreviations

Definitions

Biofilm: a slime-enclosed community of bacterial colonies that is very difficult to eradicate even with the most powerful antibiotics or sterilising systems.³⁷

Ecthyma: a pus forming, ulcerating and crusting inflammatory skin disease.³⁸

Endotoxin: a toxin produced by certain bacteria and released upon destruction of the bacterial cells.³⁹

Ex vivo: in an artificial environment outside a living organism.⁴⁰

Furunculosis: a condition in which the patient suffers from recurrent episodes of boils.⁴¹

Hepatalgia: pain in the liver.⁴²

Hidradenitis: inflammation of a sweat gland.⁴³

Lytic: of or relating to lysis; the destruction of a living cell by disruption of its membrane.⁴⁴

Paronychia: infection of the skin fold at the base or side of the nail.⁴⁵

Pyoderma: a pus containing skin infection.⁴⁶

Sycosis vulgaris: a chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, especially of the beard, characterised by eruption of pimples and nodules.⁴⁷

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