Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Atopic Dermatitis Decreases Disease Severity
JT Huang, M Abrams, B Tlougan, A Rademaker… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. The goals were to determine the prevalence of community-acquired
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients with atopic dermatitis
and to determine whether suppression of S aureus growth with sodium hypochlorite (bleach)
baths and intranasal mupirocin treatment improves eczema severity. METHODS. A
randomized, investigator-blinded, placebo-controlled study was conducted with 31 patients,
6 months to 17 years of age, with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and clinical signs of …
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients with atopic dermatitis
and to determine whether suppression of S aureus growth with sodium hypochlorite (bleach)
baths and intranasal mupirocin treatment improves eczema severity. METHODS. A
randomized, investigator-blinded, placebo-controlled study was conducted with 31 patients,
6 months to 17 years of age, with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and clinical signs of …