Abstract: Chronic dermatoses are risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonization; little is known about the significance of transmission between persons with chronic dermatoses (CD) and their contacts. We collected nasal, axillary, and skin swabs for S. aureus from 50 attendees of a camp for children with CD and their families at three time points: start and end of 2005 camp and start of 2006 camp (times A, B, and C, respectively). Thirty-one persons had CD, including epidermolysis bullosa (n = 14), atopic dermatitis (n = 7), ichthyosis (n = 5), and psoriasis (n = 5). Methicillin susceptibility and genotype ...
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