Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization and the Factors Affecting Colonization in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children with atopic dermatitis.

Children with atopic dermatitis are more frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus than children without atopic dermatitis. However, little epidemiological data exist regarding the prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus among children with atopic dermatitis. Recent studies have revealed an increasing prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus among patients ...

Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Atopic Skin Diseases

An epidemiologic investigation on Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonization in atopic skin diseases ZDV FRQGXFWHG DW øQ|Q 8QLYHUVLW\ 7XUJXW g]DO 0HGLFDO &HQWHU 7KH LQFLGHQFH RI XQDIIHFWHG VNLQ OHVLRQDO skin, and nasal positivity for S. aureus was examined in a total of 60 patients with atopic dermatitis and other atopic skin diseases. 50 healthy subjects were studied as controls. Normal s...

colonization with staphylococcus aureus subtypes in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis

Analysis of Colonization and Genotyping of the Exotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

BACKGROUND The skin of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients has a high susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus colonization, and the toxins produced by S. aureus may aggravate AD by acting as superantigens. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of the skin barrier function, colonization of S. aureus, and the clinical severity of AD. We also examined the predominant t...

Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Acute and Chronic Skin Lesions of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus (SA) has peculiar abilities to colonize the skin in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the colonization rates of SA in acute and chronic skin lesions of AD patients, to find any difference in colonization rates according to age and to find the influences of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophil counts to the colonization of...