Long-term use of tetracycline agents to treat acne does not appear to lead to high rates of resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- and may actually reduce the risk of colonization with staph bacteria, according to results from a small study of acne patients.
The cross-sectional study of 83 patients, most using antibiotics for acne, found that while 43% were colonized with Staphylococcus aureus, fewer than 10% of their bacterial isolates were resistant to tetracycline -- the most commonly used
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