A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology has shown that, on average, 70% of eczema patients are colonized with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (S. aureus, including MRSA) on their skin lesions. Patients with more severe disease had a greater risk of being colonized. The results provide an indication of the importance of colonisation as a possible trigger in eczema, according to the study’s authors.   The systematic review from Erasmus MC University looked at 95 observational stud...