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. 2019 Feb 22;36(1):11–17. doi: 10.5114/ada.2019.82821

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus and their role in the pathogenesis of AD. Colonization by S. aureus is facilitated in patients with AD due to dysfunction of the epithelial barrier. Virulence factors of S. aureus contribute to the vicious cycle of AD (see the text for reference)