Pattern of bacterial colonization of atopic dermatitis in Saudi children

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1968-1970

  Ali Bilal, Jalal ^a   Issa Ahmad, Mohammad ^a   Al Robaee, Ahmad A ^a   Alzolibani, Abdullateef A ^a   Al Shobaili, Hani A ^a   Al Khowailed, Mohammed Saleh ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Atopic; Bacteria; Child; Dermatitis; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER IWOFFII; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM INDOLOGENES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM MINUTISSIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM XEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARIUM; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 84883862819     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5506.3371     Document Type: Article

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