title: [The macrolide antibiotics in treatment of skin diseases].
abstract: The macrolide antibiotics are widely used in various skin diseases treatment. Mainly their bacteriostatic properties and Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria wide spectrum of efficiency is mainly used in dermatology. Macrolides have also anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulating properties, therefore can be used among others in atopic dermatitis therapy. The study shows characteristic and recommendations for application of most popular macrolide antibiotics with special emphasis on safety and rational usage, due to possibility of selection of resistant bacteria strains.
authors.affiliation: Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny w Warszawie, Klinika Dermatologii, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Owczarek
authors.forename: Elwira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paluchowska
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018942:Macrolides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D018942:Macrolides