KETEK® Has a Unique Molecular Structure
KETEK® lacks the molecular element needed to induce macrolide-type (ermB)
resistance†.
It should also be noted that KETEK® has not been shown to induce resistance
to itself in vitro.
Macrolides activate the gene for macrolide-type resistance
††
1,
2
KETEK® does not activate the gene for macrolide-type
resistance in vitro
†
2
†The clinical significance of induction of resistance is unknown
††From a study using fluorescence induction assays to test the resistance-inducing
capacity of macrolide antibiotics2
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