TY - JOUR
AU1 - Fanelli, Matthew
AU2 - Kupperman, Eli
AU3 - Lautenbach, Ebbing
AU4 - Edelstein, Paul H.
AU5 - Margolis, David J.
AB - STUDY ONLINE FIRST Antibiotics, Acne, and Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Matthew Fanelli, MD; Eli Kupperman, BA; Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH; Paul H. Edelstein, MD; David J. Margolis, MD, PhD Objectives: To determine the frequency of Staphylo- and 7 (19%) had S aureus in both their nose and their coccus aureus colonization among patients with acne and throat. When patients with acne who were antibiotic us- to compare the susceptibility patterns between the pa- ers were compared with nonusers, the prevalence odds tients who are using antibiotics and those who are not ratio for the colonization of S aureus was 0.16 (95% con- using antibiotics. fidence interval [CI], 0.08-1.37) after 1 to 2 months of exposure and increased to 0.52 (95% CI, 0.12-2.17) af- Design: Survey (cross-sectional) study of patients treated ter 2 months of exposure (P=.31). Many of the S aureus for acne. isolates were resistant to treatment with clindamycin and erythromycin (40% and 44%, respectively), particularly Setting: Dermatology outpatient office practice the nasal isolates. Very few showed resistance rates (10%) to treatment with tetracycline antibiotics. Participants: The study included 83 patients who were undergoing treatment and evaluation for acne. Conclusion: Unlike current dogma about the long- term use of 
TI - Antibiotics, Acne, and Staphylococcus aureusColonization
JF - JAMA Dermatology
DO - 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.67
DA - 2011-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/antibiotics-acne-and-staphylococcus-aureuscolonization-Fk5tx740GL
SP - 917
EP - 921
VL - 147
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -