Acne antibiotics and drug resistance

Long-term use of antibiotics to treat acne doesn't seem to spur bacteria into becoming resistant to the medications.The finding came as a bit of a surprise, since widespread use of antibiotics has been credited with encouraging antibiotic resistance in bacteria generally.Researchers in America conducted a survey study of 83 patients treated for acne to determine the frequency of S. aureus colonization and to compare the susceptibility patterns between patients who were using antibiotics and

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