Is itch intensity in atopic dermatitis associated with skin colonization by staphylococcus aureus?

• Main Authors: Leszek Blicharz (Author), Paulina Usarek (Author), Grażyna Młynarczyk (Author), Krzysztof Skowroński (Author), Lidia Rudnicka (Author), Zbigniew Samochocki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly pruritic skin condition of unclear pathogenesis. Patients with AD are predisposed to colonization by Staphylococcus aureusdue to deficiencies in the mechanical and immunological functions of the skin barrier. Recent studies indirectly show that S. aureu...