Analysis of Colonization and Genotyping of the Exotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

So-Young Na,Joo Young Roh,Jeung-Min Kim,Migma Dorgi Tamang,Jong-Rok Lee

Analysis of Colonization and Genotyping of the Exotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

2012

So-Young Na
Joo Young Roh
Jeung-Min Kim
Migma Dorgi Tamang
Jong-Rok Lee

Background The skin of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients has a high susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus colonization, and the toxins produced by S. aureus may aggravate AD by acting as superantigens.

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Pathology
Superantigen
Staphylococcus aureus
Genotyping
Immunology
Medicine
Atopic dermatitis
Anterior nares
Transepidermal water loss
Colonization
Toxic shock syndrome
Toxin
SCORAD

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