Gram negative folliculitis

All those years on antibiotics have caught up with me. I have been diagnosed with Gram negative folliculitis after derm did a culture from a pustule(yeah disgusting I know). He has prescribed an antibiotic that the gram negative bacteria is sensitive to. Anyone had much experience of gram negative and can it become resistant to the antibiotics like acne can. I realise that accutane is another route to take with this but my acne is not a big issue right now as I am microdosing on tane. Well annoyed about this as I have had my suspicions about this a couple of years back........anyway get my out. This derm has been great so no reflection on him, i found one that listens, they are like hens teeth Anyway anyones experiences of gram negative appreciated.

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Anyone got experience of microdosing?

Hi,

Anyone got any experience of microdosing on tane? Is there an initial breakout? Does the improvement take a long while the same as with a regular tane course? This is tane 3 so not first time tane user on 20mg a week.

Acne on one side of face

Hi,

I have had acne for years (20+) and managed to be fairly clear over extended periods, been on tane twice and numerous antibiotics and topicals. Over the last couple of years I have been developing an area on the left hand side of my face where i shave which breaks out a lot with small spots coming to whiteheads. I am getting frustrated about this as it is the only area I have with any activity, right hand side and rest of face is completly clear. I have been cycling antibiotics mainly minocin, vibramycin and trimethoprim along with various topicals benzamycin, duac and differin. I am now at the stage where I can't keep this area clear for any length of time. It is starting to get me down and stop me doing things. I am considering a third course of accutane but as the area is so isolated I would rather find an alternative. I did ask my derm if it could be folliculitis but he doesn't seem to think so. Also it seems to come in cycles, bad for a couple of days then clears a bit then repeats the cycle. Any suggestions or anyone had similar problem?

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Duac Gel

Anyone tried this? It's a mixture of clindamycin and 5% BP.

Tetralsal 300 and Mionocin MR

Anyone had any success with tetralysal 300? If so what topicals if any did you use in conjunction with it. Do you think Minocin is a better antibiotic in your opinion or are they both of equal effectiveness/limited. Thanks for anyone who takes the time to reply.