Genetic predisposition and environmental factors associated with the development of atopic dermatitis in infancy: a prospective birth cohort study.

The influence of environmental factors on atopic dermatitis (AD) has been investigated in many cross-sectional studies. It remains however unclear if they could influence AD development early in life. This prospective birth cohort study aimed to monitor aspects of family lifestyle and child's nutrition within a Caucasian population and to assess its association with AD development over the first 2 years of life.

Skin Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus Precedes the Clinical Diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis in Infancy.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) has a well-established association with skin colonization or infection by Staphylococcus aureus, which can exacerbate the disease. However, a causal relationship between specific changes in skin colonization during the first years of life and AD development still remains unclear. In this prospective birth cohort study, we aimed to characterize the association between skin colonization and AD development in 149 white infants with or without a family history of atopy.

Probing electron transfer with Escherichia coli: a method to examine exoelectronics in microbial fuel cell type systems.

Escherichia coli require mediators or composite anodes for substantial outward electron transfer, >8A/m(2). To what extent non-mediated direct electron transfer from the outer cell envelope to the anode occurs with E. coli is a debated issue.