Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Topical phage therapy in a mouse model of Cutibacterium acnes-induced acne-like lesions

Characteristics

Patients with acne (n = 36)

%

No. of patients

Age

Median, years

19

–

Range, years

11–30

–

≤20 years

14

38.9

>20 years

22

61.1

Gender

Male

9

25.0

Female

27

75.0

Acne severitya

Mild

16

45.7

Moderate

15

42.9

Severe

4

11.4

Acne durationb

2 years or more

28

82.4

<2 years

6

17.6

Acne distribution

Only face

20

55.6

Face plus either back, chest, arms, or neck

16

44.4

Prior and current treatmentsc

No treatment

6

18.8

Treatment (antibiotic or other)

26

81.2

Antibiotic treatment (topical and oral)

18

56.3

  1. Several characteristics of the patients with acne vulgaris who were sampled for Cutibacterium acnes strains and phages. Source data is not provided as a Source Data file, to protect patients’ identity.
  2. aInformation missing for 1 patient.
  3. bInformation missing for 3 patients.
  4. cInformation missing for 4 patients.
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