Publisher: Karger
E-ISSN: 1421-9832|196|1|59-66
ISSN: 1018-8665
Source: Dermatology, Vol.196, Iss.1, 1998-03, pp. : 59-66
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Abstract
Antibiotics play a major role in acne therapy. Physicians base treatment choices on personal perceptions of efficacy, cost-effectiveness or risk-benefit ratios and rarely take bacterial resistance into account. It is well documented that resistant strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci within the resident skin flora increase in both prevalence and population density as duration of therapy increases. Acne patients represent a considerable reservoir of resistant strains of these important nosocomial pathogens which can be transferred to close contacts. Resistance in cutaneous propionibacteria has received scant attention in view of the central role of
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