IgG subclasses specific to Staphylococcus epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes in patients with acne vulgaris

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 730-733

  Ashbee, H R ^a   Muir, S R ^a   Cunliffe, W J ^a   Ingham, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030926287     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03660.x     Document Type: Article

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