Effect of combined antibacterial and antifungal treatment in severe atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 702-707

  Kolmer, Harriet L ^a   Taketomi, Ernesto A ^a   Hazen, Kenneth C ^b   Hughs, Elizabeth ^a   Wilson, Barbara B ^b   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBODY; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PSORALEN; STEROID; SURFACTANT; TRIAMCINOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN CULTURE;

EID: 0029909617     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70106-9     Document Type: Article

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