ReviewThe British journal of dermatology2020
The role of bacterial skin infections in atopic dermatitis: expert statement and review from the International Eczema Council Skin Infection Group.
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93 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 207 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of Intolerance to Amines and Salicylates in Individuals with Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The burden of atopic dermatitis and bacterial skin infections among urban-living Indigenous children and young people in high-income countries: A systematic review.Pediatric dermatology · 2023Pooled it
- Phototherapy for atopic eczema.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- An AI-augmented review of childhood atopic dermatitis biomarkers across genetic, immune, microbial, and metabolic domains.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Review
- Changes in nasal and throat microbiota composition during and after mupirocin and chlorhexidine decolonization treatment in asymptomatic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers: a longitudinal observational study.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2026Observational
- Atopic dermatitis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- Emerging host-directed strategies for overcoming drug resistance and immune evasion in Staphylococcus aureus infections.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Time-associated phenotypic changes related to virulence and immune interaction of Staphylococcus aureus during relapsing infection within individual hosts.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Analysis of risk factors for postoperative infections following the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Washed microbiota transplantation relieves atopic dermatitis via gut-skin microbiome rebalancing.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Mapping the Burden and Risk Factors of Allergic Diseases and Asthma Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: A Scoping Review.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026Article
- Culture supernatants from human-derived commensal bacteria alleviate DNCB-induced atopic dermatitis through modulation of inflammatory and barrier-associated pathways.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of cold atmospheric plasma on Staphylococcus Aureus colonies on living animal tissue surface.PloS one · 2026Article
- Association betweenFrontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Koolungar (Children) Moorditj (Strong) Healthy Skin Project Part II: Skin Health in Urban-Living Australian Aboriginal Children.Pediatric dermatology · 2025Article
- Skin microbiota in atopic dermatitis: victim or executioner?Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Primary and Recurrent Erysipelas-Epidemiological Patterns in a Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Monolaurin inhibits antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with atopic dermatitis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Evaluation of the Dermatoprotective Properties of Clinopodium nepeta and Thymus vulgaris Essential Oils: Phytochemical Analysis, Anti-Elastase, Anti-Tyrosinase, Photoprotective Activities, and Antimicrobial Potential Against Dermatopathogenic Strains.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have an increased risk of bacterial skin infections, which cause significant morbidity and, if untreated, may become systemic. Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the skin of most patients with AD and is the most common organism to cause infections. Overt bacterial infection is easily recognized by the appearance of weeping lesions, honey-coloured crusts and pustules. However, the wide variability in clinical presentation of bacterial infection in AD and the inherent features of AD - cutaneous erythema and warmth, oozing associated with oedema, and regional lymphadenopathy - overlap with those of infection, making clinical diagnosis challenging. Furthermore, some features may be masked because of anatomical site- and skin-type-specific features, and the high frequency of S. aureus colonization in AD makes positive skin swab culture of suspected infection unreliable as a diagnostic tool. The host mechanisms and microbial virulence factors that underlie S. aureus colonization and infection in AD are incompletely understood. The aim of this article is to present the latest evidence from animal and human studies, including recent microbiome research, to define the clinical features of bacterial infections in AD, and to summarize our current understanding of the host and bacterial factors that influence microbial colonization and virulence.
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