title: The effect of benzoyl peroxide on cutaneous micro-organisms in vitro.
abstract: The survival curves of cutaneous micro-organisms in the presence of benzoyl peroxide were investigated. All the curves exhibited a shoulder prior to exponential cell death. Benzoyl peroxide was lethal to the cutaneous organisms tested and they varied in sensitivity increasing as follows: Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus capitis, Staph. epidermidis, Staph. hominis, Prop. avidum, Prop. granulosum and Pityrosporum ovale.
mesh_terms: D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008290:Malassezia / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010545:Peroxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000187:drug effects*; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000187:drug effects; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010545:Peroxides; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide