Antimicrobial silk clothing in the treatment of atopic dermatitis proves comparable to topical corticosteroid treatment

Dermatology

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-233

  Senti, G ^a   Steinmann, L S ^a   Fischer, B ^a   Kurmann, R ^a   Storni, T ^a   Johansen, P ^a   Schmid Grendelmeier, P ^a   Wuthrich B ^a   Kundig T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Atopic dermatitis; Silk fabric

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; EXCIPIAL FETTCREME; MOMETASONE FUROATE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COTTON; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; ECZEMA AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCORING SYSTEM; SILK; SKIN PROTECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREGNADIENEDIOLS; SILK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750002471     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095041     Document Type: Article

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