Glycolic acid chemical peeling improves inflammatory acne eruptions through its inhibitory and bactericidal effects on Propionibacterium acnes

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 350-354

  Takenaka, Yuko ^a   Hayashi, Nobukazu ^b   Takeda, Mikiko ^c   Ashikaga, Sayaka ^c   Kawashima, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Rohto Pharmaceutical ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

acne vulgaris; agar attached method; chemical peeling; glycolic acid; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GLYCOLIC ACID; NADIFLOXACIN;

ACNE; ADULT; AGAR DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGAR; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHEMEXFOLIATION; FEMALE; GLYCOLATES; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 84858792124     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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