Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in subjects with atopic dermatitis. Higher prevalence of exfoliative B toxin production in lesional strains and correlation between the markers of disease intensity and colonization density

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-155

  Capoluongo, E ^a,b   Giglio A, A ^a   Lavieri, M M ^b   Lesnoni La Parola, I ^a   Ferraro, C ^a   Cristaudo, A ^a   Belardi, M ^a   Leonetti, F ^a   Mastroianni, A ^a   Cambieri, A ^b   Amerio, P ^b   Ameglio, F ^a  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; ECP; Ets; PFGE; S. aureus; SCORAD

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EXFOLIATIN; EXFOLIATIVE TOXIN A; EXFOLIATIVE TOXIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSA; NOSE MUCOSA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SKIN DEFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EXFOLIATINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; RIBONUCLEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034992864     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(00)00171-7     Document Type: Article

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