First report of high levels of clindamycin-resistant Propionibacterium acnes carrying erm(X) in Japanese patients with acne vulgaris

MeSH terms

• Acne Vulgaris / microbiology
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
• Asian People
• Clindamycin / pharmacology*
• Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
• Female
• Genes, Bacterial
• Humans
• Japan
• Male
• Propionibacterium acnes / drug effects*
• Propionibacterium acnes / genetics*
• Propionibacterium acnes / isolation & purification
• Young Adult