Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines for acne vulgaris published between January 2017 and July 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acne is very common, can cause considerable negative impact on quality of life and there is increasing concern over the use of long courses of oral antibiotics for this condition.

Objectives

(1) To critically appraise reporting in acne guidelines and compare this with previous systematic review of acne guidelines. (2) Examine acne treatment guidance on pre-specified acne treatments of interest and compare between acne guidelines.

Methods

Searches for new or updated guidelines were carried out in MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, LILACS from 1 January 2017 to 31 July 2021, supplemented by searching a guideline-specific depository and checking for updates to guidelines included in previous review. We included guidelines, consensus statements or care protocols

SUBMITTER: Corcoran L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature