"Bacterial folliculitis" is a condition where small hair follicles on the skin get infected by bacteria, causing redness, swelling, and sometimes pus-filled bumps. Full definition
International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) guidelines for diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy of canine superficial bacterial folliculitis (wormsandgermsblog.com)
For this reason, the treatment of bacterial folliculitis in dogs may extend from 3 to 12 weeks. (dogdojo.org)
Some cases of flea allergies may result in bacterial folliculitis. (dogdojo.org)