Skin colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in hemodialysis patients with pruritus and the effect of Staphylococcus aureus‐secreted α‐toxin on filaggrin expression
Yen‐Yu Tsai,
Ying‐Jung Chen,
Long‐Sen Chang
et al.
Abstract:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) commonly reside on human skin in residents in long‐term care facilities, yet its colonization and impact on the skin of hemodialysis (HD) patients have yet to be studied. The aim of the present study was to investigate the colonization of S. aureus on the skin of pruritic and non‐pruritic HD patients, and the influence of S. aureus and S. aureus‐secreted α‐toxin on skin barrier function‐related protein expression. In this study, a higher relative S. aureus count in pruritic HD… Show more
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