rss Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Antibiotic overuse and resistance in dermatology. Dermatol Ther. 2012 Jan;25(1):55-69 Authors: Chon SY, Doan HQ, Mays RM, Singh SM, Gordon RA, Tyring SK Abstract Antibiotics have a significant role in dermatology, treating a wide range of diseases, including acne, rosacea, inflammatory skin conditions and skin structure infections, such as cellulitis, folliculitis, carbuncles, and furuncles. Because of their consistent use, utility, and availability, antibiotics are susceptible to overuse within the medical practice, and, specific to this discussion, in the dermatologic setting. The issue of continuously increasing risk of antibiotic resistance remains an important concern to the dermatologist. The scope of this review will be to provide an overview of the common antibiotics used in the dermatologic setting with an emphasis on identifying areas of overuse, reported bacterial resistance, and discussion of clinical management aimed at decreasing antibiotic resistance.PMID: 22591499 [PubMed - in process] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=22591499&dopt=Abstract = URL to article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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