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Temporal Variation in Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Genotypes from Nose and Skin in Atopic Dermatitis Patients.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2021
van Mierlo Minke M F, Pasmans Suzanne G M A, Totté Joan E E, de Wit Jill, Herpers Bjorn L, Vos Margreet C, Klaassen Corné H W, Pardo Luba M
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus colonization is associated with disease severity in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVE: To investigate temporal variation in S. aureus protein A gene (spa)-types isolated from the nose and lesional skin and the correlation of spa-types with disease severity. RESULTS: This study included 96 adult AD patients who were assessed at baseline (T0) and after a strict 2-week...
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