Atopic dermatitis complicated by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 797-801

  Hon, Kam Lun Ellis ^a   Leung, Alexander K C ^b   Kong, Albert Y F ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Ip, Margaret ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dermatology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHINESE DRUG; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHOTREXATE; METICILLIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ODOR; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 47749093585     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31373-0     Document Type: Article

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