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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1976 September; 10(3): 387-394
Copyright © 1976 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes and Related Microbial Species

Institute of Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

ABSTRACT

The minimal inhibitory concentrations of 32 antimicrobial agents were established for 73 strains of Propionibacterium acnes and four related species (P. granulosum, P. avidum, Corynebacterium minutissimum, and C. parvum). Most strains showed good susceptibility to those agents usually considered active against gram-positive organisms. With the exception of C. minutissimum, the strains tested revealed more or less identical susceptibility ranges. The lowest minimal inhibitory concentrations were observed with benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, rifampin, erythromycin, clindamycin, and minocycline. C. minutissimum was more susceptible to gentamicin, sisomicin, tobramycin, and fusidic acid but more resistant to most other drugs than were the other species examined.

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