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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2025

Criticality of Benzoyl Peroxide and Antibiotic Fixed Combinations in Combating Rising Resistance in

Mahmoud Ghannoum, Ahmed Gamal, Ahmed Kadry, James Q Del Rosso, Linda Stein Gold, Leon H Kircik, Julie C Harper

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Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Preoperative benzoyl peroxide 5% reduces early Cutibacterium acnes-related postoperative spinal implant infections: a quasi-experimental study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mahmoud GhannoumDepartment of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Ahmed GamalDepartment of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Ahmed KadryDepartment of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
James Q Del RossoJDR Dermatology Research/Thomas Dermatology, Las Vegas, NV, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4215-7340
Linda Stein GoldDepartment of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Leon H KircikDepartment of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Julie C HarperDermatology & Skin Care Center of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Antibiotic resistance is growing globally, with multiple countries reporting resistance in >50% of Methods: Results: All tested antibiotics (clindamycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, and minocycline) exhibited similar activity. Conclusion: Overall, antibiotic susceptibility was highly dependent on the

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acneantibioticsbenzoyl peroxideC. acnesclindamycincombination treatmentresistancesusceptibility

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PMID40190474
PMCPMC11970427

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