Vaccination targeting a surface sialidase of P. acnes: implication for new treatment of acne vulgaris.
Acne vulgaris afflicts more than fifty million people in the United State and the severity of this disorder is associated with the immune response to Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes). Systemic therapies for acne target P. acnes using antibiotics, or target the follicle with retinoids such as isotr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2212713?pdf=render |