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Dear Editor, Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, affecting approximately 20% of children in Singapore.1 It is associated with skin barrier defects2 and increased skin colonisation with Staphylococcus aureus, which can trigger infective flares, especially in more severe disease. Strategies to reduce S. aureus colonisation and infection...