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Epidemiological Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates from Children with Eczematous Atopic Dermatitis Lesions
4 Jan 2008
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In this study, we investigated the rate of colonization of skin of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and characterized the isolates. Active skin lesions in pediatric AD patients were cultured with Rodac Staph (Komed, Korea). S. aureus isolates were examined for drug susceptibilities, analyzed for the eta, etb, tst, and pvl genes, and typed using agr...
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