Penicillin compared with other advanced broad spectrum antibiotics regarding antibacterial activity against oral pathogens isolated from odontogenic abscesses

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 462-467

  Warnke, Patrick H ^a,b   Becker, Stephan T ^a   Springer, Ingo N G ^a   Haerle, Franz ^a   Ullmann, Uwe ^c   Russo, Paul A J ^d   Wiltfang, Jörg ^a   Fickenscher, Helmut ^c   Schubert, Sabine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aerobes; amoxycillin; anaerobes; antibiotic; bacterial flora; bacterial spectrum; clindamycin; dentoalveolar abscess; doxycyclin; incision; moxifloxacin; MRSA; multiresistant strains; odontogenic abscess; oral abscess; oral flora; oral pathogens; penicillin; Prevotella; streptococci; susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVOTELLA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54349085285     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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