Acne is a problem experienced by many, a handful of us do resort to oral antibiotics for relief. But, it seems opting for natural remedies would be better off since scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have claimed that oral antibiotics used for the treatment of acne are related to symptoms of sore throat.
In an extensive cross-sectional study, the experts analyzed two sets of people to comprehend the link between acne and sore throat. The team also scrutinized the relation between oral antibiotics and capitalization of group A streptococcus. The latter is duly responsible for most issues of strepcoccal illnesses of the throat.
“Our studies show that the odds of developing self-reported pharyngitis (sore throat) is more than three times baseline in patients receiving oral antibiotics for acne versus the odds for those who are not receiving oral antibiotics. The true clinical importance of these findings needs to be evaluated further by prospective studies,” remarked David J. Margolis, MD, PhD, professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology and colleagues.
As per the outcomes, the consumption of oral antibiotics was apparently correlated to sore throat symptoms. Among the participants exposed to oral antibiotics, about 11.3% reportedly suffered from sore throat. On the contrary, nearly 3.3% of students not receiving antibiotics seemed to suffer from sore throat.
Those who were administered topical avenues for treating acne did not appear to show symptoms of sore throat. Notably, less than 1% of students had group A streptococcus invasions, which signified that it could not be implicated in this scenario.
Initial analyses have shown that oral antibiotics used for treating acne could impede the intrusion of another bacteria namely S. aureus, which also combated resistance to drugs. The report is published in the journal, Archives of Dermatology.