An increased incidence of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms in acne vulgaris: A case-control study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-58

  Jahns, A C ^a   Lundskog, B ^a   Ganceviciene, R ^a   Palmer, R H ^a   Golovleva, I ^b   Zouboulis, C C ^c   McDowell, A ^d   Patrick, S ^d   Alexeyev, Oleg A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAMP FACTOR 1; HEMOLYSIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOFILMS; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863322935     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10897.x     Document Type: Article

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