The role of staphylococcus superantigens in chronic plaque type psoriasis

Iranian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 59, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Atefi, Najmossadat ^a   Tabaie, Mehdi ^a   Noorbakhsh, Samile ^a   Tabatabaie, Azarmidokht ^a   Rezaee, Mohammadreza ^a   Rohaninasab, Masomeh ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Psoriasis; Staphylococcus aureus; Superantigen

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN C; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC PLAQUE PSORIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84866992511     PISSN: 0021082X     EISSN: 27170721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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