Article
Antibiotic-resistant acne: lessons from Europe.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Mar 2003
Ross J I, Snelling A M, Carnegie E, Coates P, Cunliffe W J, Bettoli V, Tosti G, Katsambas A, Galvan Peréz Del Pulgar J I, Rollman O, Török L, Eady E A, Cove J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Propionibacterium acnes and P. granulosum are widely regarded as the aetiological agents of inflammatory acne. Their proliferation and metabolism are controlled using lengthy courses of oral and/or topical antibiotics. Despite numerous reports of skin colonization by antibiotic-resistant propionibacteria among acne patients, accurate prevalence data are available only for the U.K. OBJECTIVES: To...
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