Cutibacterium acnes in acne pathophysiology - the chicken or the egg?

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F R Ochsendorf. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;181(4):657-658.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.18316. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

¹ University Hospital, Clinic for Dermatology, Allergology and Venereology, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.

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The role of the skin microbiota in acne pathophysiology.
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