Abstract
Bacteriologic smears from both involved as well as uninvolved skin of patients with atopic eczema were positive for S. aureus in 78% compared with 10% in healthy controls. S. epidermis was found in 19% of the atopics compared with 80% of the controls. There was no difference in nasal smears between the two groups. To intradermal tests with S. aureus 38% of patients with atopic eczema and 17% of the controls showed positive reactions of the immediate type. These bacteriologic and skin test results might possibly indicate the involvement of infect-allergic mechanisms in atopic eczema.
| Translated title of the contribution | Intradermal tests and bacteriologic smears in patients with atopic eczema |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 259-261 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Allergologie |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |