SENSITIVITY OF PROPIONIBACTERIUM-ACNES ISOLATED FROM ACNE PATIENTS - COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

The antimicrobial susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes isolated b efore and after treatment of acne patients was measured. The four fema le and three male acne patients were treated with an oral acne medicat ion, roxithromycin or minocycline, and/or a topical acne medication, n adifloxacin cream or clindamycin hydrochloride lotion for 1 - 8 weeks. The isolated strains were tested for their susceptibility to the anti microbial action of: nadifloxacin, ofloxacin, erythromycin, clindamyci n hydrochloride, tetracycline hydrochloride, minocycline, doxycycline, ampicillin, cephalexin and gentamycin. No resistant strains of P. acn es were observed.