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Host-pathogen interactions in epidermolysis bullosa patients colonized with Staphylococcus aureus.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Mar 2014
van der Kooi-Pol Magdalena M, Duipmans José C, Jonkman Marcel F, van Dijl Jan Maarten
Abstract excerpt
Patients with the genetic blistering disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB) often have chronic wounds that can become colonized by different bacteria, especially the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. We therefore determined the S. aureus colonization rates in EB patients from the Netherlands by collecting swabs from their anterior nares, throats and wounds. Within a period of ∼2 years, more than 90% of...
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