STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES ON THE SKIN SURFACE OF INFANT ATOPIC-DERMATITIS PATIENTS

Authors
HIGAKI S MORIMATSU S YAMAGISHI T HASEGAWA Y
Citation
S. Higaki et al., STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES ON THE SKIN SURFACE OF INFANT ATOPIC-DERMATITIS PATIENTS, Journal of international medical research, 26(2), 1998, pp. 98-101
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Journal of international medical research → ACNP
ISSN journal
03000605
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
98 - 101
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-0605(1998)26:2<98:SSOTSS>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The Staphylococcus species present in microbiological samples from the facial skin of 10 infants with atopic dermatitis and eight healthy in fants were studied. S. aureus colonization was detected on the cheek a nd nose skin of most of the infants with atopic dermatitis (9/10 and 7 /10, respectively). Among the coagulase-negative staphylococci found, S. epidermidis was detected commonly on the skill of healthy infants; several other species of coagulase-negative staphylococci were found o n the skin of infants with atopic dermatitis and of healthy infants.