[HTML][HTML] Skin microbiome before development of atopic dermatitis: early colonization with commensal staphylococci at 2 months is associated with a lower risk of …

EA Kennedy, J Connolly, JOB Hourihane… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Disease flares of established atopic dermatitis (AD) are generally associated
with a low-diversity skin microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus dominance. The temporal
transition of the skin microbiome between early infancy and the dysbiosis of established AD
is unknown. Methods We randomly selected 50 children from the Cork Babies After SCOPE:
Evaluating the Longitudinal Impact Using Neurological and Nutritional Endpoints
(BASELINE) longitudinal birth cohort for microbiome sampling at 3 points in the first 6 …