TY - JOUR
T1 - The antibiotic susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from acne
AU - Nishijima, S.
AU - Akamatsu, H.
AU - Akamatsu, M.
AU - Kurokawa, I.
AU - Asada, Y.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - We studied the susceptibility of antimicrobial agents to Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) isolated from acne patients. We measured the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the following five drugs: roxithromycin (RXM), erythromycin (EM), clindamycin (CLDM), minocycline (MINO) and ofloxacin (OFLX), which are frequently used to treat acne and skin infections. We found many resistant strains of S. epidermidis and some resistant strains of P. acnes. There was a correlation between the resistance of S. epidermidis and the former therapy for acne, but no distinct correlation between the resistance of P. acnes and the former therapy for acne.
AB - We studied the susceptibility of antimicrobial agents to Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) isolated from acne patients. We measured the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the following five drugs: roxithromycin (RXM), erythromycin (EM), clindamycin (CLDM), minocycline (MINO) and ofloxacin (OFLX), which are frequently used to treat acne and skin infections. We found many resistant strains of S. epidermidis and some resistant strains of P. acnes. There was a correlation between the resistance of S. epidermidis and the former therapy for acne, but no distinct correlation between the resistance of P. acnes and the former therapy for acne.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01715.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01715.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 8014270
AN - SCOPUS:0028284543
SN - 0385-2407
VL - 21
SP - 166
EP - 171
JO - Journal of Dermatology
JF - Journal of Dermatology
IS - 3
ER -