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Cavalcante,F.S.; Abad,E.D.; Lyra,Y.C.; Saintive,S.B.; Ribeiro,M.; Ferreira,D.C.; Santos,K.R.N. dos. |
Staphylococcus aureus is highly prevalent among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), and this pathogen may trigger and aggravate AD lesions. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus in the nares of pediatric subjects and verify the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of the isolates in pediatric patients with AD. Isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, SCCmec typing, and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes. Lineages were determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). AD severity was assessed with the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index. Among 106 patients, 90 (85%) presented S. aureus isolates in their nares, and 8 also presented the pathogen in their skin... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Atopic dermatitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Nasal colonization; Skin lesions; SCORAD. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000700588 |
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