Open AccessA cross-sectional pilot study of antibiotic resistance in Propionibacterium acnes strains in Indian acne patients using 16s-RNA polymerase chain reaction: A comparison among treatment modalities including antibiotics, benzoyl peroxide, and isotretinoin
Author(s) -
Kabir Sardana,
Tanvi Gupta,
Bipul Kumar,
Hemant K. Gautam,
Vijay Kumar Garg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.174025
Subject(s) - propionibacterium acnes , acne , benzoyl peroxide , medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , dermatology , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymerization , polymer
Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem in acne patients due to regional prescription practices, patient compliance, and genomic variability in Propionibacterium acnes, though the effect of treatment on the resistance has not been comprehensively analyzed.