Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Atopic Skin Diseases
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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 skin, lesional skin, and nasal nostrils were colonized with S. aureus in 25.0%, 40.0%, and 41.7% of patients, respectively. In controls, the colonization rate of S. aureus was 2% in healthy skin and 16% in nasal nostrils (p<0.001). According to the results of antibiogram; vancomycine, tobramycine, sulbactam-ampicilline, and gentamycine were considered as the most effective drugs against S. aureus. [Journal of Turgut Özal Medical Center 1996;3(4):299-302]
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