Influence of narrow-band UVB phototherapy on cutaneous microbiota of children with atopic dermatitis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1114-1120

  Silva, S H ^a   Guedes, A C M ^b   Gontijo, B ^b   Ramos, A M C ^b   Carmo, L S ^a   Farias, L M ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a  

^a ICB   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cutaneous microbiota; Narrow band UVB; Staphylococcus aureus; Superantigen exotoxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; NOSE SMEAR; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN FLORA; SKIN SURFACE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33748903704     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01748.x     Document Type: Article

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