Gene Infected lesions* % (No.) n=72 AD group study % (No.) n=24 p-value
eta 43 (31) 4 (1) p = 0.0003
etb 39 (28) 0 p = 0.0001
seb 13 (9) 8 (2) p > 0.05
PVL 11 (8) 13 (3) p > 0.05
sea 3 (2) 17 (4) p = 0.033
tst-1 4 (3) 17 (4) p > 0.05
chp 75 (54) 46 (11) p  = 0.012
eta: exfoliative toxin A; etb: exfoliative toxin B; sea: staphylococcal enterotoxin A;
seb: staphylococcal enterotoxin B; pvl: Panton-Valentine Leukocidin; tsst: toxic
shock syndrome toxin; chp: chemotaxis inhibitory protein *Source: Mertz,
et al. [7]
Table 2: Comparison of S. aureus from AD lesions and non AD-infected skin
lesions.