Staphylococcal TSST-1 Association with Eczema Herpeticum in Humans

Patrick M. Schlievert; Richard J. Roller; Samuel H. Kilgore; Miguel Villarreal; Aloysius J. Klingelhutz; Donald Y. M. Leung

doi:10.1128/mSphere.00608-21

mSphere (Aug 2021)

Staphylococcal TSST-1 Association with Eczema Herpeticum in Humans

Patrick M. Schlievert,
Richard J. Roller,
Samuel H. Kilgore,
Miguel Villarreal,
Aloysius J. Klingelhutz,
Donald Y. M. Leung

Affiliations

Patrick M. Schlievert: ORCiD; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Richard J. Roller: ORCiD; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Samuel H. Kilgore: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Miguel Villarreal: Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc., Durham, North Carolina, USA
Aloysius J. Klingelhutz: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Donald Y. M. Leung: Division of Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00608-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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Atopic dermatitis (eczema, AD) with concurrent herpes simplex virus infection (eczema herpeticum, ADEH) is a severe form of AD. We show that ADEH patients are colonized with Staphylococcus aureus

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ISSN: 2379-5042 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msphere

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