Metronidazole and Demodex folliculorum
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- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 61 (2) , 182-183
- https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555561182183
Abstract
In vitro survival of Demodex folliculorum was tested in the presence of various concentrations of metronidazole (Flagyl). Demodex was found to survive in concentrations of as much as 1 mg/ml. Thus, it seems unlikely that the effect of metronidazole on rosacea is attributable to its direct activity on the mite.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- METRONIDAZOLE THERAPY IN ROSACEA1979
- TREATMENT OF ROSACEA BY METRONIDAZOLEThe Lancet, 1976