Encoding a superantigen by Staphylococcus aureus does not affect clinical characteristics of infected atopic dermatitis lesions

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1308-1311

  Kozman, A ^a   Yao, Y ^a   Bina, P ^a   Saha, C ^a   Yao, W ^a   Kaplan, M H ^a   Travers, J B ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Toxin Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; lipoteichoic acid; staphylococcal protein A; Staphylococcus aureus; superantigen

Indexed keywords

LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; PROTEIN A; SUPERANTIGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 78649660065     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09966.x     Document Type: Article

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