The primary endpoint was the time to clinical resolution, defined as the first day on which all skin lesions were scabbed, desquamated or healed, and visible mucosal lesions were healed. Additional ...

Initial studies of staphylococcal adhesion focused on binding to the extracellular matrix and plasma proteins. More recently, studies have investigated adhesins for human keratinocytes and their ...

Desquamated keratinocytes are then shed as a mass instead of as single cells, plugging the follicle. Ultimately, the follicle inflates and produces a microcomedone, a microscopic precursor to all ...