898TO STUDY BACTERIAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY PROFILE IN ACNE INFECTION PATIENTS IN SOUTHINDIAAcne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disorder of Pilosebaceous follicle. Acne is one of the most common skin disorders throughout the world, affecting 67%–95% of adolescents. Actually, acne is clearly a chronic inflammatory skin disease and not primarily an infectious disease. It is characterised by pleomorphic lesions,including comedones, pustules, papules, nodules and cysts. To determine antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of different organisms to frequently used drugs. Samples from skin lesions of study group (80 patients) and normal skin of control group (20 patients) were collected by sterile swabs. The specimens were used for aerobic and anaerobic culture at 37°C. The isolates were subjected to biochemical tests for identification. All the aerobic isolates were subjected to antimicrobial sensitivity testing by disc diffusion methoddrpebyreddy@gmail.comResearch1222021Acne vulgaris, bacterial culture, Pustules, Males, Antibiotic resistanceRaghu Ram MaddalaAssistant Professor of Dermatology, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Affiliated to BIHER, Pondicherry, India