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Staphylococcal skin colonization in children with atopic dermatitis: Prevalence, persistence, and transmission of toxigenic and nontoxigenic strains

Journal of Infectious Diseases (1992) 165(6) 1064-1068
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.6.1064
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Staphylococcal skin colonization is a common feature of atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults. Little is known about prevalence and persistence of staphylococci in children. Forty-one AD children (mean age, 70 months) and 41 age-matched controls were studied. S. aureus was isolated from 38 AD patients (93%; 32% of controls, P

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Hoeger, P. H., Lenz, W., Boutonnier, A., & Fournier, J. M. (1992). Staphylococcal skin colonization in children with atopic dermatitis: Prevalence, persistence, and transmission of toxigenic and nontoxigenic strains. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 165(6), 1064–1068. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/165.6.1064

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