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Role of the microbiota in skin immunity and atopic dermatitis.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Oct 2017
Yamazaki Yuriko, Nakamura Yuumi, Núñez Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects 15-20% of children and 2-5% of adults in industrialized countries. The pathogen Staphylococcus aureus selectively colonizes the lesional skin of AD patients while this bacterium is absent in the skin of the majority of healthy individuals. However, the role of S. aureus in the pathogenesis of AD remains poorly understood. In addition to...
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