SA colonization rates were significantly associated with increasing age and severity of AD, and particularly with duration of lesions. Patients with severe disease were also more likely to be colonized with SA strains resistant to conventional antibiotics.
Atopic dermatitis is the most common, yet more troublesome, inflammatory skin disease affecting mankind and its prevalence is increasing globally. In established disease, inflammation and pruritus dominate the clinical picture. Thanks to a group pioneering of dermatological scientists, we are now beginning to understand how inflammation is initiated by a primary defect in the epidermal skin barrier.
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