Skin colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in patients with eczema and atopic dermatitis and relevant combined topical therapy: A double-blind multicentre randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 680-687

  Gong, J Q ^a   Lin, L ^a   Lin, T ^a   Hao, F ^b   Zeng, F Q ^c   Bi, Z G ^d   Yi, D ^b   Zhao, B ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Atopic dermatitis; Eczema; Randomized controlled trial; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; HYDROCORTISONE 17 BUTYRATE 21 PROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUPIROCIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748462897     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07410.x     Document Type: Article

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