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Article: Carriage of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis children attending paediatric outpatient clinics

TitleCarriage of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis children attending paediatric outpatient clinics
Authors
KeywordsAtopic Dermatitis
Community-Acquired Mrsa
Eczema
Staphylococcus Aureus
Issue Date2010
PublisherMedcom Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.medicine.org.hk/hksdv/journalarchive.htm
Citation
Hong Kong Journal Of Dermatology And Venereology, 2010, v. 18 n. 3, p. 125-131 How to Cite?
AbstractChildren with atopic dermatitis (AD) are commonly colonized with Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics frequently used for AD may increase antibiotic resistance. There is an increasing incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) cutaneous infections in the general population. We evaluated the skin colonisation by S. aureus in AD patients and controls at the paediatric clinics. The antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolates were compared and risk factors for carriage of S. aureus of antibiotic resistance were studied. S. aureus was isolated in swabs from 142 AD patients (71.4%) and 52 control patients (40.9%) (p<0.001). CA-MRSA having unique microbiological features was not detected in our study. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing in patients with AD group revealed that 23.4% of S. aureus were resistant to erythromycin, 19.7% resistant to tetracycline and 2.8% resistant to fusidic acid. No significant differences in antibiotic resistance and risk factors were observed between the AD and controls. We conclude that no CA-MRSA has yet been identified in our paediatric clinics. AD does not currently appear to be a risk factor for carriage of S. aureus with higher antibiotic resistance.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157607
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2023 Impact Factor: 0.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.106
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dc.contributor.authorYeung, CKen_US
dc.contributor.authorChow, WCen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, HHLen_US
dc.contributor.authorHo, PLen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:51:39Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:51:39Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationHong Kong Journal Of Dermatology And Venereology, 2010, v. 18 n. 3, p. 125-131en_US
dc.identifier.issn1814-7453en_US
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dc.description.abstractChildren with atopic dermatitis (AD) are commonly colonized with Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics frequently used for AD may increase antibiotic resistance. There is an increasing incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) cutaneous infections in the general population. We evaluated the skin colonisation by S. aureus in AD patients and controls at the paediatric clinics. The antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolates were compared and risk factors for carriage of S. aureus of antibiotic resistance were studied. S. aureus was isolated in swabs from 142 AD patients (71.4%) and 52 control patients (40.9%) (p<0.001). CA-MRSA having unique microbiological features was not detected in our study. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing in patients with AD group revealed that 23.4% of S. aureus were resistant to erythromycin, 19.7% resistant to tetracycline and 2.8% resistant to fusidic acid. No significant differences in antibiotic resistance and risk factors were observed between the AD and controls. We conclude that no CA-MRSA has yet been identified in our paediatric clinics. AD does not currently appear to be a risk factor for carriage of S. aureus with higher antibiotic resistance.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofHong Kong Journal of Dermatology and Venereologyen_US
dc.subjectAtopic Dermatitisen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-Acquired Mrsaen_US
dc.subjectEczemaen_US
dc.subjectStaphylococcus Aureusen_US
dc.titleCarriage of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis children attending paediatric outpatient clinicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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