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Molecular characterization of inflammation and Staphylococcus aureus colonization of involved skin of atopic dermatitis patients. A non-invasive approach.
Skin pharmacology and physiology - 1 Jan 2008
Casas C, Ginisty H, Alvarez-Georges S, Viodé C, Lejeune O, Rouvrais C, Schmitt A M, Redoulès D
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory disease mainly stemming from a genetic predisposition that leads to hypersensitivity to environmental factors and a common involvement of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) colonization. The aim of this work was to propose a new non-invasive approach to enumerate the genes coding for the toxins of SA in atopic skin samples. In parallel, the study aimed to...
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