Histopathology of Incontinence-Associated Skin Lesions: Inner Tissue Damage Due to Invasion of Proteolytic Enzymes and Bacteria in Macerated Rat Skin

• Yuko Mugita,

  Affiliations Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takeo Minematsu,

  Affiliation Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Lijuan Huang,

  Affiliations Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan

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• Gojiro Nakagami,

  Affiliation Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Chihiro Kishi,

  Affiliation Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yoshie Ichikawa,

  Affiliation School of Nursing, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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• Takashi Nagase,

  Affiliation Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Makoto Oe,

  Affiliation Department of Advanced Nursing Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hiroshi Noguchi,

  Affiliation Department of Life Support Technology (Molten), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Taketoshi Mori,

  Affiliation Department of Life Support Technology (Molten), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Masatoshi Abe,

  Affiliations Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sapporo Skin Clinic, Kojinkai, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Junko Sugama,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Nursing, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan

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• Hiromi Sanada

  * E-mail: hsanada-tky@umin.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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