Prevalence and molecular characteristics of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>isolates colonizing patients with atopic dermatitis and their close contacts in Singapore

Abstract

The prevalence of S. aureus colonization was high among patients with AD and their close contacts. However, no predominant isolate of S. aureus was found to be associated with AD. The presence of superantigen B is possibly associated with moderate rather than severe disease in our population.