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Preferential binding of Staphylococcus aureus to skin sites of Th2-mediated inflammation in a murine model.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2001
Cho S H, Strickland I, Tomkinson A, Fehringer A P, Gelfand E W, Leung D Y
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is found on over 90% of atopic dermatitis skin lesions and is thought to contribute to skin inflammation via the production of potent exotoxins. In contrast, less than 5% of normal subjects harbor S. aureus. This suggests that an atopic immune response itself may play a role...
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