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  • Open Access
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Clinical Signs, Staphylococcus and Atopic Eczema-Related Seromarkers

  • Kam Lun Hon,
  • Kathy Yin Ching Tsang,
  • Jeng Sum C. Kung,
  • Ting Fan Leung,
  • Christopher W. K. Lam and
  • Chun Kwok Wong

14 February 2017

Childhood eczema or atopic dermatitis (AD) is a distressing disease associated with pruritus, sleep disturbance, impaired quality of life and Staphylococcus aureus isolation. The pathophysiology of AD is complex and various seromarkers of immunity ar...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
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21 Pages

Allergy—A New Role for T Cell Superantigens of Staphylococcus aureus?

  • Goran Abdurrahman,
  • Frieder Schmiedeke,
  • Claus Bachert,
  • Barbara M. Bröker and
  • Silva Holtfreter

12 March 2020

Staphylococcus aureus superantigens (SAgs) are among the most potent T cell mitogens known. They stimulate large fractions of T cells by cross-linking their T cell receptor with major histocompatibility complex class-II molecules on antigen presentin...