Staphylococcal enterotoxin B applied on intact normal and intact atopic skin induces dermatitis

P Strange, L Skov, S Lisby, PL Nielsen… - Archives of …, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Background and Design: Colonization of inflammatory skin diseases withStaphylococcus
aureusis a frequent phenomenon and may cause exacerbation of the skin disease.
Staphylococcus aureusstrains present on atopic dermatitis are capable of releasing
staphylococcal enterotoxins, a group of superantigens that are very potent T-cell activators.
To determine whether the superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B can induce
inflammation when applied on the skin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B was applied with and …