Cutibacterium acnes: the Urgent Need To Identify Diagnosis Markers [Commentary]

Cutibacterium acnes role is well described during acne but remains a mystery regarding its implication in bone and prosthesis or cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections. The main issue is that these low-grade symptom infections are difficult to diagnose and lead to irreversible and grave sequelae for patients. Consequently, there is an urgent need to find new biomarkers to accelerate the diagnosis of disease, an issue addressed by Beaver et al. thanks to a promising proteomic approach.
Source: Infection and Immunity - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research