Microorganisms inhabiting follicular contents of facial acne are not only Propionibacterium but also Malassezia spp

• Published in: Journal of dermatology Vol. 43; no. 8; pp. 906 - 911
• Main Authors: Akaza, Narifumi, Akamatsu, Hirohiko, Numata, Shigeki, Yamada, Shunji, Yagami, Akiko, Nakata, Satoru, Matsunaga, Kayoko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acne; acne vulgaris; Acne Vulgaris - microbiology; Adolescent; Adult; Child; Face - microbiology; Female; follicular content; Humans; Lasers; Malassezia; Malassezia - isolation & purification; Male; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Propionibacterium; Propionibacterium - isolation & purification; Skin - microbiology; Staphylococcus - isolation & purification; Young Adult; microbiota; acne vulgaris; Propionibacterium; Malassezia; follicular content

To clarify the relationship between major cutaneous microorganisms (Propionibacterium, Staphylococcus and Malassezia spp.) and acne vulgaris (acne), we examined the microbiota quantitatively in the follicular contents of inflammatory acne and on the facial skin of patients with acne. Fifteen Japanes...