Shared signatures and divergence in skin microbiomes of children with atopic dermatitis and their caregivers

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BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic skin condition in children (15-20%) that can significantly impair their quality of life. As a result of its relapsing nature and enrichment of Staphylococcus aureus during flares, clinical management can include eradicating S aureus from the skin of children; however, this does not extend to their healthy caregivers, who are potential reservoirs.

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to understand skin microbiome sharing and microbial features in children with AD and their healthy adult caregivers.

METHODS: We utilized whole-metagenome profiling at 4 body sites (volar forearm, antecubital fossae, cheeks, and lesions) in combination with sequencing of S aureus isolates to characterize a cohort of children with AD and their healthy caregivers (n = 30 families) compared to matched pairs from control households (n = 30 families).

RESULTS: Metagenomic analysis revealed distinct microbiome configurations in the nonlesional skin of AD children and their healthy caregivers versus controls, which were sufficient to accurately predict case-control status (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve > 0.8). These differences were accompanied by significant microbiome similarity between children and their caregivers, indicating that microbiome sharing may play a role in recurrent disease flares. Whole-genome comparisons with high-quality S aureus isolate genomes (n = 55) confirmed significant strain sharing between AD children and their caregivers and AD-specific enrichment of strains expressing enterotoxins Q and K/K2.

CONCLUSION: Our results highlight the distinctive skin microbiome features of healthy caregivers for children with AD and support their inclusion in strategies for the treatment of recurrent pediatric AD.

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CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Oct;150(4):793-795. - PMID 35931225

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:150

Enthalten in:

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 150(2022), 4 vom: 25. Okt., Seite 894-908

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chia, Minghao [VerfasserIn]
Naim, Ahmad N M [VerfasserIn]
Tay, Angeline S L [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Karmun [VerfasserIn]
Chew, Kean Lee [VerfasserIn]
Yow, See Jie [VerfasserIn]
Chen, John [VerfasserIn]
Common, John E A [VerfasserIn]
Nagarajan, Niranjan [VerfasserIn]
Tham, Elizabeth Huiwen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atopic dermatitis
Caregivers
Enterotoxins
Household contact
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Skin microbiome
Staphylococcus aureus

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Date Completed 10.10.2022

Date Revised 26.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Oct;150(4):793-795. - PMID 35931225

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338484345