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Though the ability of\n                      <jats:italic>Cutibacterium acnes<\/jats:italic>\n                      to form biofilms have been established, its role in acne vulgaris has yet to be ascertained.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This descriptive cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate the ability of\n                      <jats:italic>C. acnes<\/jats:italic>\n                      to form biofilms and its potential association with resistance to the commonly used antibiotics.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 88 patients with acne vulgaris were selected for this study. Clinical examination and severity grading was done. The collected samples were analysed with Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and further subjected to biofilm testing using the microtiter plate assay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>C. acnes<\/jats:italic>\n                      were isolated from 43.1 of the samples (n = 38). The highest resistance was observed with azithromycin (73.7%) followed by clindamycin (65.8%), doxycycline (15.8%), ampicillin (31.6%) and minocycline (5.3%). Thirty-seven per cent of the isolates were resistant to at least two antibiotics, 63.2% of\n                      <jats:italic>C. acnes<\/jats:italic>\n                      had a weak capacity to form biofilms and more than 60 percent of the isolates showed resistance to atleast two types of antibiotics as well as weak biofilm forming capacity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Single-centre study, small sample, long-term follow-up of the patients was not done. In addition, this study is representative of only\n                      <jats:italic>C. acnes<\/jats:italic>\n                      species.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      While\n                      <jats:italic>C. acnes<\/jats:italic>\n                      have the ability to create biofilms, its effectiveness in antibiotic resistance can be deemed as modest based on the findings of this study. 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