Principle investigators Dr Peter Arkwright and Dr Joanne Pennock, both senior scientists at the University, identify ‘second immunoglobulin-binding protein’ - or ‘Sbi’ - as a unique trigger of eczema ...

This often causes secondary infections that are very much contagious, like Streptococcus (the bacteria that causes Strep ...

Dermatologists have long been aware that people with eczema tend to have high levels of a particular bacterium on their skin – Staphylococcus aureus. Skin swabs taken from eczema patients have ...

Bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes infect ... Impetigo often begins in minor cuts, insect bites, or a rash such as eczema — any place where your skin is broken.