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No increased bacterial resistance or MRSA with Acne Antibiotics

The prolonged use of tetracycline antibiotics commonly used to treat acne was associated with a reduced prevalence of StaphylococcuS. aureus bacteria and was not associated with increased resistance to the tetracycline antibiotics, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives [...]

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by on April 11, 2011  •  Permalink
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Study: Cleaning of Wounds Key to Healing

Careful cleaning of children’s skin wounds key to healing, regardless of antibiotic choice Hopkins Children’s study suggests antibiotics may not always be best therapy When it comes to curing skin infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), timely and proper wound cleaning and draining may be more important than the choice of antibiotic, [...]

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by on February 21, 2011  •  Permalink
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