Antimicrobial susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes isolated from acne vulgaris.

The pathophysiological features of acne vulgaris are the overproduction of sebum, the abnormal desquamation of the sebaceous follicle epithelium, and the proliferation of Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) [1]. The colonization of P. acnes in the pilosebaceous duct gives rise to the inflammatory lesions that characterize acne vulgaris, in the form of red papules and pustules [2]. In Japan, systemic and topical antimicrobial [...]