1. Antibiotic susceptibility and resistance of the odontogenic microbiological spectrum and its clinical impact on severe deep space head and neck infections.
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Poeschl PW, Spusta L, Russmueller G, Seemann R, Hirschl A, Poeschl E, Klug C, and Ewers R
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bacteria, Anaerobic drug effects, Bacteria, Anaerobic isolation & purification, Bacterial Infections drug therapy, Bacterial Infections etiology, Bacterial Infections surgery, Child, Child, Preschool, Colony Count, Microbial, Female, Focal Infection, Dental complications, Hospitals, University, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Staphylococcus drug effects, Staphylococcus isolation & purification, Viridans Streptococci drug effects, Viridans Streptococci isolation & purification, Young Adult, Bacterial Infections microbiology, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Focal Infection, Dental microbiology, Neck
- Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify the major pathogens responsible for deep space head and neck infections and their current resistance to routinely used antibiotics in a university hospital setting., Study Design: A total of 206 patients suffering from odontogenic deep space infections were treated at our department by means of surgical intervention and intravenous administration of antibiotics., Results: The predominant bacteria were viridans group streptococci (VGS), staphylococci, Prevotella, Peptostreptococcus, and Bacteroides. In the aerobic spectrum, resistance against clindamycin was found in 18%, against macrolides in 14%, and against penicillin G in 7%. The anaerobes were resistant to clindamycin in 11%, to metronidazole in 6%, and to penicillin G in 8%., Conclusion: The high resistance rate for clindamycin and macrolides was especially striking and may necessitate an adaptation of our antibiotic regime in the future., (Copyright 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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