Antibiotic-resistant Propionibacterium acnes among acne patients in a regional skin centre in Hong Kong

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-36

  Luk, N M T ^a,c   Hui, M ^a   Lee, H C S ^a   Fu, L H ^a   Liu, Z H ^a   Lam, L Y ^a   Eastel, M ^a   Chan, Y K A ^b   Tang, L S N ^a   Cheng, T S ^c   Siu, F Y C ^c   Ng, S C ^c   Lai, Y K D ^c   Ho, K M ^c  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b Dermatology Clinic   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872843010     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04351.x     Document Type: Article

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