Acne meds, resistant staph not linked

Philadelphia — Long-term use of tetracycline agents in treating acne does not lead to high rates of resistant Staphylococcus aureus and may actually reduce the risk of colonization with staph bacteria, MedPage Today reports. In a small, cross-sectional study of 83 patients, most using antibiotics for acne, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that while 43 percent were colonized with Staphylococcus aureus, less than 10 percent of their bacterial isolates

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