Below, we describe a few types of infections that are more common than average in people with eczema. The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of skin infections in people with ...

The most common infection associated with atopic dermatitis is Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria. More than 90% of people with eczema have this bacteria on their skin, compared to 10% of ...

By far the most common cause of secondary skin infections in people with eczema is a bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus. The bacteria commonly reside on the skin and in the nose and can easily ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(6):551-552. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition which affects 15-20% of the population in developed countries including the United ...

Dermatologists have long been aware that people with eczema tend to have high levels of a particular bacterium on their skin – Staphylococcus aureus. Skin swabs taken from eczema patients have ...

including the bacterium staphylococcus aureus. According to the National Eczema Society, this is the most common cause of infection in atopic eczema. Dr Marie-Hélene Desmonts, from the Centre de ...

Scientists from MIT have discovered that the teenage years are the key window when acne-linked bacteria take hold on our ...

Eczema can weaken the skin’s protective barrier and allow bacteria and other germs that live on the skin to go deeper, which can lead to more infections from bacteria like staph and viruses like ...

The development of anti-staphylococcal agents has predominately focused on the elimination of bacteria cells (antimicrobials). This strategy has neglected the contribution of secreted proteins to ...