IgG response against Staphylococcus aureus is associated with severe atopic dermatitis in children.
Joan E E TottéL M PardoKarin Berthine FietenJ de WitD V de BoerW J van WamelS G M A PasmansPublished in: The British journal of dermatology (2018)
In young children, severity of AD is associated with an IgG response directed against S. aureus antigens with mainly immunomodulatory functions. These findings encourage further evaluation of the role of S. aureus in the pathogenesis of AD.