The use of oral antibiotics before isotretinoin therapy in patients with acne

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 273-279

  Nagler, Arielle R ^a   Milam, Emily C ^a   Orlow, Seth J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acne; antimicrobial resistance; isotretinoin; systemic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFADROXIL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT DURATION; YOUNG ADULT; ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTOR;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973411173     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.09.046     Document Type: Article

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