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Published on: May 15, 2019
Inhibition of lipase activity in antibiotic-resistant propionibacterium acnes strains
1Department of Dermatology, Klinikum der Stadt Karlsruhe, Germany. mgloor@onlinehome.de
Background And Objective:
Erythromycin-sensitive and/or clindamycin-sensitive strains of Propionibacterium acnes show a reduced lipase production at levels below the minimal growth-inhibitory concentration (MIC). The objective of this study was to determine whether erythromycin and clindamycin concentrations far below the MIC inhibit lipase production in P. acnes strains resistant to these antibiotics.
Methods:
Of 42 P. acnes strains, 10 showed an MIC >256 micro g/ml for erythromycin. Two strains showed MICs of 0.19 and 0.25 micro g/ml, while the MIC of the remaining strains was
Results:
Inhibition of lipolysis by sub-MIC concentrations was demonstrated only for clindamycin in 3 P. acnes strains. However, lipase inhibition was seen only at the dilution level immediately below the MIC.
Conclusions:
Resistant P. acnes strains with high erythromycin and/or clindamycin MICs can be ruled out to show in vitro inhibition of lipase production at antibiotic concentrations far below the MIC.
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