Do Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus define two different types of folliculitis?: Bacteriological study of scalp folliculitis

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Jul;32(7):e266-e268. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14793. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Authors

C Frenard¹, M-A Dagnelie¹, A Khammari¹, M Saint-Jean¹, A Boisrobert¹, S Corvec^{2

3}, B Dreno¹

Affiliations

¹ Skin Cancer Unit, Nantes University Hospital, INSERM U1232, Nantes Cedex, France.
² Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène Hospitalière CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
³ CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.

PMID: 29341254
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14793

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acne Keloid / microbiology
Adult
Aged
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Female
Folliculitis / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Propionibacterium acnes* / classification
Scalp Dermatoses / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcus aureus*