Background: Acne vulgaris is a self-limited" disease that mainly involves the sebaceous
follicles. Systimic antibiutic is a common therapeutic modality, so bacterial resistance
can be a problem.
Objectives: Assesment of Propionibacterium
resistance
to erythromycin, tetracycline,
clindamycin and spiramycin.
Patients & Methods: Sampling was done on lesions of 123 patients with acne vulgaris who referred to dermatology clinic of Shahid Dr. Faghihi hospital in Shiraz. After isolation
and confirmation of P. acnes, minimal
inhibitory
concentration (MIC) of above
mentioned antibiotices were measured with agar dilution test.
Results: From 123 patients, 129 samples
were
taken. Presence of P .acnes was
confirmed in
62 samples.
MICs for
antibiotics were: tetracyclin 0.03 -0.125
/-1g/ml,
erythromycin 0.015 -0.06 /-1g/ml,
clindamycin 0.03-0.5/-!g/ml and spiramycin
0.015 - 0.25 /-1g/ml.
Conclusion: The samples of P. acnes isolated
from acne vulgaris lesions in this study were sensitive to above mentioned antibotics.