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. 1976 Sep;95(3):311-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb07019.x.

The effect of long term tetracycline treatment for acne vulgaris on the occurrence of R factors in the intestinal flora of man

M V Valtonen, V V Valtonen, O P Salo, P H Mäkelä

The effect of long term tetracycline treatment for acne vulgaris on the occurrence of R factors in the intestinal flora of man

M V Valtonen et al. Br J Dermatol. 1976 Sep.

Abstract

R factors are known to be the most important mechanism of antimicrobial resistance of intestinal flora. Short courses with therapeutic doses (1000 mg/day) of tetracycline select for strains containing transferable resistance factors to more than one antimicrobial agent. In this report we show that long term treatment with very low doses (100 mg/day) of tetracycline for acne vulgaris has an equally strong effect favouring establishment of resistent strains and R factors in the intestinal flora of patients.

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