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Fadhil Abbas Abdulrasool1, Faten Al-Azzawi2, Wisam Majeed Kattoof1
1From the Department of Dermatology, Mustansiriyah College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract:
Acne vulgaris (AV) is one of the most common skin diseases. It is caused by several types of bacterial genera that are resident in the human skin. P. acne in particular is one of the most important causes because it is found in the pilosebaceous units. This study aimed to isolate and identify the common bacteria that cause AV and test the antibiotic susceptibility.
Materials:
This study ran from April to October 2024. Samples of the study were taken from inflammatory papular and pustular acne lesions from 50 dermatology patients (22 males and 28 females) aged between 18 and 26 years.
Results:
Staph aureus was the most prevalent bacteria with (29) 43.28% and Staph epidermidis the least common with (3) 4.47%. Sometimes patients had both P. acne and Staphylococcal aureus (12 samples, 17.91%). Both species showed high sensitivity to levofloxacin in the top of the list and the strongest resistance to ampicillin on the other side.
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