%0 Journal Article %T Infection cases in infants and small children with atopic dermatitis ¨C own observations %A Helena Rotsztejn %A Joanna Frankowska %A Barbara Kamer %A Ewa Trznadel-Grodzka %J Post£¿py Higieny i Medycyny Do£¿wiadczalnej %D 2012 %I Index Copernicus International S.A. %X Introduction:The purpose of the work is to estimate the frequency of occurrence of various infections in infants and small children, aged between 0 and 36 months with atopic dermatitis in the practice of a family doctor.Material/Methods:The study has been conducted on the basis of the retrospective analysis of medical documentation of disease among children born in 2005¨C2008 treated in Outpatient Clinic of the Polish Mother¡¯s Memorial Hospital in Lodz.Results:Children suffering from atopic dermatitis are more prone to develop infectious diseases.Conclusions:Infectious diseases in children with atopic dermatitis are of more chronic nature and more often require antibiotic therapy. Such children often manifest chronic diarrhea and their stool contains Staphylococcus aureus. They are more often hospitalized because of difficulty in setting a diagnosis and applying treatment in outpatient clinics. %K infants %K small children %K Infection %K atopic dermatitis %K niemowl ta %K ma e dzieci %K infekcje %K atopowe zapalenie sk¨®ry %U http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=983317