Colonization with superantigen-producing Staphylococcus aureus is associated with increased severity of atopic dermatitis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 994-1000

  Zollner, T M ^a   Wichelhaus, T A ^a   Hartung, A ^a   Von Mallinckrodt, C ^a   Wagner, T O F ^a   Brade, V ^a   Kaufmann, R ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cutaneous lymphocyte associated antigen; SCORAD; Specific IgE against SEA SEB; Staphylococcal enterotoxins; Staphylococcus aureus; Superantigen; T cell skin homing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CD69 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; SUPERANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0033946518     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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