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Roberts SA, Shore KP, Paviour SD, Holland D, Morris AJ. Antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria in New Zealand: 1999–2003. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006; 57:992-8. [PMID: 16507560 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Routine susceptibility testing of all anaerobic organisms is not advocated, but it is useful for laboratories to test periodically for anaerobic organisms and provide local susceptibility data to guide therapy. This study reports the national trend of antibiotic susceptibility of clinically significant anaerobes in New Zealand. METHODS Clinical isolates were tested using standardized methods against a range of antibiotics commonly used to treat anaerobic infections. Susceptibility was determined using NCCLS criteria. The change in susceptibility trends between this study and earlier studies was measured by comparing the geometric mean of the MIC. RESULTS A total of 364 anaerobes were tested. Penicillin had poor activity against Bacteroides spp., Prevotella spp., Eubacterium spp., Clostridium tertium and Veillonella spp. In general, Fusobacterium spp., Bacteroides ureolyticus, Propionibacterium spp., Clostridium perfringens and anaerobic streptococci isolates, with the exception of Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, were penicillin susceptible. Amoxicillin/clavulanate showed good activity against most anaerobes, but resistance was seen with Bacteroides fragilis group and P. anaerobius isolates. Cefoxitin was more active than cefotetan, particularly against non-B. fragilis species, Eubacterium spp. and P. anaerobius. Meropenem and imipenem showed good activity against all anaerobes, with only 2 and 4% of Bacteroides spp., respectively, showing resistance. With the exception of Propionibacterium acnes isolates, which are predictably resistant, metronidazole was active against all anaerobes tested. There has been little change in susceptibility since 1997. CONCLUSIONS Metronidazole, cefoxitin, piperacillin/tazobactam and amoxicillin/clavulanate remain good empirical choices when anaerobes are expected in our setting. No clinically relevant changes in susceptibility over time were found.
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- Sally A Roberts
- Department of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Nyfors S, Syrjänen R, Könönen E. Impact of antimicrobial exposure and beta-lactamase-producing bacteria on salivary beta-lactamase activity in infancy. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004; 24:463-7. [PMID: 15519478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 06/30/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Beta-lactamase production by oral bacteria is common in infancy and is associated with use of antimicrobial agents in infants. The present longitudinal study aimed to examine the frequency of salivary beta-lactamase activity (SbetaA), to compare SbetaA with the presence of beta-lactamase-producing (beta+) aerobic and anaerobic species in saliva, and to estimate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on the emergence of SbetaA in healthy infants during their first year of life. At 6 months, SbetaA was detected in 46% infants; 89% SbetaA-positive infants and 55% SbetaA-negative infants harboured beta+ species at this time (OR 7.08; CI 1.31-38.34). At 12 months, SbetaA was detected in 54% infants. Exposure to antimicrobials during the first year of life increased the risk (OR 2.60; CI 0.72-9.36) of having SbetaA.
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- S Nyfors
- Department of Microbiology, Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland.
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Nyfors S, Könönen E, Bryk A, Syrjänen R, Jousimies-Somer H. Age-related frequency of penicillin resistance of oral Veillonella. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2003; 46:279-83. [PMID: 12944020 DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00082-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Veillonella spp. are early colonizing inhabitants in the mouth. As part of studies on penicillin resistance among oral indigenous anaerobic microbiota in childhood, the aim of the present longitudinal study was to examine the emergence of resistant strains in Veillonella populations. Altogether 305 Veillonella isolates from saliva of 49 healthy infants followed from 2 to 24 months of age were examined for their in vitro susceptibility to penicillin G and, further, 20 penicillin-resistant isolates representing 5 MIC categories to ampicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, cefoxitin, and beta-lactamase production. In infants positive for oral Veillonella, the recovery rate of penicillin-resistant (MIC >/=2 microg/ml) strains increased with age up to 68%, however, most infants simultaneously harbored penicillin-susceptible strains. During the follow-up, the MIC(50) increased from 0.5 microg/ml to 2 microg/ml. In addition to penicillin G, 8/20 strains also showed reduced susceptibility to ampicillin and/or amoxicillin but none produced beta-lactamase. Our study suggests other mechanisms than enzymatic degradation of beta-lactam ring for resistance of oral Veillonella to penicillin.
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- S Nyfors
- Department of Microbiology, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Helsinki, Finland.
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Madinier I, Fosse T, Giudicelli J, Labia R. Cloning and biochemical characterization of a class A beta-lactamase from Prevotella intermedia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001; 45:2386-9. [PMID: 11451705 PMCID: PMC90662 DOI: 10.1128/aac.45.8.2386-2389.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The gene encoding a beta-lactamase of Prevotella intermedia was cloned and sequenced. This gene, called cfxA2, shared 98% identity with cfxA, the structural gene of a beta-lactamase previously described in Bacteroides vulgatus. The deduced protein sequence had a K272E substitution. CfxA2 had the characteristics of class A, group 2e beta-lactamases.
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- I Madinier
- Laboratoire de Pathobiologie Orale, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 06357 Nice Cedex 4, France
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The intimate relationship with bacteria is a fundamental factor in the health status of an individual. After birth infants are exposed to continuous person-to-person and environmental contacts with microbes, and the development of the indigenous microflora begins on the surfaces of the human body. In a developing ecosystem microbial colonization may easily occur because of the still inadequate host response. Adhesion is the initial event in the colonization of bacteria. In the mouth, only mucosal surfaces are available during the first months of life. After teeth emerge, the number of attachment sites and potential niches increases significantly. Bacteria adhere not only to oral surfaces but also to each other, forming multigeneric communities where specific partner relationships influence their composition and stability. Viridans streptococci and a strictly anaerobic species, Fusobacterium nucleatum, are of interest in this context. The oral colonization pattern differs between individuals already in infancy; variable bacterial load in saliva of attendants and other close contacts and the frequency of this bacterial exposure may partly account for individual differences. In addition, the exposure of an infant to antibiotics affects the quality of colonizing bacteria. This article presents an overview of the age-related acquisition of oral bacteria and the role of the indigenous oral microflora in health and disease.
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- E Könönen
- Department of Bacteriology, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
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Fosse T, Madinier I, Hitzig C, Charbit Y. Prevalence of beta-lactamase-producing strains among 149 anaerobic gram-negative rods isolated from periodontal pockets. ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 1999; 14:352-7. [PMID: 10895690 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302x.1999.140604.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In a prospective study, 47 adults presenting a rapidly progressive periodontitis were selected in order to evaluate the prevalence of beta-lactamase-producing strains among oral anaerobic gram-negative rods. Predominant anaerobes were identified from two of the deepest periodontal pockets. beta-Lactamase-positive strains fulfilled to at least two of three criteria: positive nitrocefin test, penicillin Etest minimal inhibitory concentration > 1 microgram/ml, and disk diffusion synergy between amoxycillin and clavulanic acid > 10 mm. At least one beta-lactamase-producing strain was found in 53.2% of patients and 39.4% of the periodontal pockets investigated. Prominent beta-lactamase-positive species were Prevotella buccae and Prevotella intermedia (respectively 16 of 38: 42% and 18 of 52: 35% positive strains), followed by Prevotella bivia, Prevotella disiens, Prevotella denticola and Fusobacterium nucleatum (respectively 1 of 6: 17%, 1 of 10: 10%, 1 of 10: 10%, and 1 of 13: 8% positive strains). No beta-lactamase producer could be evidenced in Porphyromonas gingivalis (10 strains tested). All the beta-lactamase-positive strains with the nitrocefin test had penicillin minimal inhibitory concentrations > 1 microgram/ml with the Etest, and a strong synergy between amoxicillin and clavulanic acid was always observed.
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- T Fosse
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital l'Archet 2, CHU de Nice, France
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Mättö J, Asikainen S, Väisänen ML, Von Troil-Lindén B, Könönen E, Saarela M, Salminen K, Finegold SM, Jousimies-Somer H. Beta-lactamase production in Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens, and Prevotella pallens genotypes and in vitro susceptibilities to selected antimicrobial agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999; 43:2383-8. [PMID: 10508011 PMCID: PMC89487 DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.10.2383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the beta-lactamase production of 73 Prevotella intermedia, 84 Prevotella nigrescens, and 14 Prevotella pallens isolates and their in vitro susceptibilities to six antimicrobial agents. The P. intermedia and P. nigrescens isolates were recovered from oral and extraoral samples obtained from subjects in two geographic locations from 1985 to 1995. The clonality of the beta-lactamase-positive and beta-lactamase-negative isolates and the clustering of the genotypes were studied by arbitrarily primed-PCR fingerprinting. beta-Lactamase production was detected in 29% of P. intermedia isolates, 29% of P. nigrescens isolates, and 57% of P. pallens isolates. No difference in the frequencies of beta-lactamase production by P. intermedia and P. nigrescens between isolates from oral and extraoral sites, between isolates obtained at different time periods, or between P. intermedia isolates from different geographic locations was observed. However, the P. nigrescens isolates from the United States were significantly more frequently (P = 0.015) beta-lactamase positive than those from Finland. No association between the genotypes and beta-lactamase production or between the genotypes and the sources of the isolates was found. The penicillin G MICs at which 90% of the isolates were inhibited were 8 microg/ml for P. intermedia, 8 microg/ml for P. nigrescens, and 16 microg/ml for P. pallens. For the beta-lactamase-negative isolates, the corresponding values were 0.031, 0.031, and 0.125 microg/ml, and for the beta-lactamase-positive isolates, the corresponding values were 16, 8, and 32 microg/ml. All isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefoxitin, metronidazole, azithromycin, and trovafloxacin. The MICs of amoxicillin-clavulanate and cefoxitin were relatively higher for the beta-lactamase-positive population than for the beta-lactamase-negative population.
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- J Mättö
- Research Laboratory, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Anaerobes constitute a significant part of bacterial communities in human mouths. Their ability to colonize and survive in the environment, where remarkable changes occur during early childhood, is fundamental for oral homeostasis. However, relatively little is known of the time of colonization and succession of anaerobic species in the oral cavity. This article presents an up-to-date review on the development of the oral anaerobic microflora in respect to age, and in addition, considers some aspects of the role of oral anaerobes in health and disease.
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- E Könönen
- Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Madinier IM, Fosse TB, Hitzig C, Charbit Y, Hannoun LR. Resistance profile survey of 50 periodontal strains of Actinobacillus actinomyectomcomitans. J Periodontol 1999; 70:888-92. [PMID: 10476896 DOI: 10.1902/jop.1999.70.8.888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antibiotic resistance has been increasingly described among bacterial species colonizing periodontal pockets, particularly in Prevotella and Porphyromonas spp. strains producing beta-lactamases, and frequently associated with resistance to tetracycline and erythromycin. These resistance genes may be carried on motile genetic elements, or transposons, capable of interspecies and intergeneric transmission among bacterial strains colonizing a same ecological niche. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the resistance profile of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and the prevalence of A. actinomycetemcomitans strains producing beta-lactamases in periodontal pockets. METHODS Fifty strains of A. actinomycetemcomitans were isolated from 42 patients with adult periodontitis. No patient had periodontal or antibiotic therapy in the previous 6 months. Bacterial samples were collected from periodontal pockets > or =5 mm, appropriately diluted, inoculated onto selective medium (chocolate blood agar with bacitracin 75 microg/ml and vancomycin 5 microm/ml) and incubated for 5 days at 37 degrees C in air with 5% CO2. After conventional identification, susceptibility testing to 11 antibiotics was performed by the broth dilution method, in trypticase soy broth supplemented with yeast extract, hemin, and 0.1% NaHCO3 to maintain microaerophilic conditions in the microtitration plate wells by CO2 formation. RESULTS No strain demonstrated resistance to amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid combination, pristinamycin, or ciprofloxacin at the breakpoint, but 40% of the strains were slightly resistant to penicillin G, and 4% were resistant to erythromycin, 90% to spiramycin, 18% to clarythromycin, 4% to tetracycline, 72% to metronidazole, and 12% to ornidazole. Amoxicillin, followed by tetracycline and erythromycin, was the most effective antibiotic on A. actinomycetemcomitans. The phenotypic research of a beta-lactamase was negative for all the strains tested. CONCLUSIONS In this work, most A. actinomycetemcomitans strains were resistant to metronidazole, but the amoxicillin-metronidazole association may be of interest against subgingival anaerobic and capnophilic mixed flora. Pristinamycin and ciprofloxacin appeared as effective alternative monotherapies against A. actinomycetemcomitans. The threat of beta-lactam antibiotic resistance related to beta-lactamase production is currently not a problem with A. actinomycetemcomitans as it has been reported in oral anaerobes.
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- I M Madinier
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, France
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Nyfors S, Könönen E, Takala A, Jousimies-Somer H. Beta-lactamase production by oral anaerobic gram-negative species in infants in relation to previous antimicrobial therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999; 43:1591-4. [PMID: 10390208 PMCID: PMC89329 DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.7.1591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The frequency of beta-lactamase production in gram-negative bacteria has increased considerably during recent years. In this study, beta-lactamase production by oral anaerobic gram-negative rods isolated from saliva was longitudinally examined for 44 Caucasian infants at the ages of 2, 6, and 12 months in relation to their documented exposure to antibiotics. Isolates showing decreased susceptibility to penicillin G (1 microg/ml) were examined for beta-lactamase production by using a chromogenic cephalosporin disk test. beta-Lactamase-positive, gram-negative anaerobic species were found in 11, 55, and 89% of each age group, respectively. beta-Lactamase production was most frequent among organisms of the Prevotella melaninogenica group. At 12 months, 73% of the infants harbored beta-lactamase-producing members of the P. melaninogenica group, 55% had nonpigmented Prevotella species, 25% had Porphyromonas catoniae, 23% had Fusobacterium nucleatum, and 5% had Capnocytophaga species. Several beta-lactamase-producing species could be simultaneously found in the infants' mouths. The presence of beta-lactamase-producing species was significantly associated with the infants' exposure to antibiotics through antimicrobial treatments given to the infants and/or their mothers.
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- S Nyfors
- Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland
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Könönen E, Kanervo A, Salminen K, Jousimies-Somer H. beta-lactamase production and antimicrobial susceptibility of oral heterogeneous Fusobacterium nucleatum populations in young children. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999; 43:1270-3. [PMID: 10223950 PMCID: PMC89257 DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.5.1270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oral Fusobacterium nucleatum populations from 20 young, healthy children were examined for beta-lactamase production. Ten children (50%) harbored, altogether, 25 beta-lactamase-positive F. nucleatum isolates that were identified as F. nucleatum subsp. polymorphum, F. nucleatum subsp. nucleatum, and F. nucleatum subsp. vincentii (J. L. Dzink, M. T. Sheenan, and S. S. Socransky, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 40:74-78, 1990). In vitro susceptibility of these beta-lactamase-producing and 26 non-beta-lactamase-producing F. nucleatum isolates was tested with penicillin G, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, tetracycline hydrochloride, metronidazole, trovafloxacin, and azithromycin. Except for penicillin G, the antimicrobials exhibited good activity against all F. nucleatum isolates.
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- E Könönen
- Anaerobe Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
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Mwandumba HC, Beeching NJ. Pyogenic lung infections. Curr Opin Pulm Med 1999; 5:151-6. [PMID: 10228739 DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199905000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pyogenic lung infections still occur despite the availability of effective antibiotics for the treatment of patients with acute bacterial pneumonia. Our understanding of the pathogenesis and management of these conditions has steadily improved over the past few decades, although some areas remain obscure. The effect of HIV infection on the incidence of pyogenic lung infections remains largely unknown, and large studies are required to evaluate this. Burkholderia (formerly Pseudomonas) cepacia strains are now recognized as important respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis, and the high transmissibility of some strains, combined with their inherent multiple antibiotic resistance, are continuing causes for concern.
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- H C Mwandumba
- Regional Infectious Disease Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
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Roy KM, Smith A, Sanderson J, Bagg J, MacKenzie D, Jackson MS, Taylor G, McEwen J. Barriers to the use of a diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory by general dental practitioners. Br Dent J 1999; 186:345-7. [PMID: 10333641 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify barriers on the use of diagnostic microbiology facilities in general dental practice. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey using a postal questionnaire. SETTING Primary/secondary care interface between the diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory, University of Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow and dental practitioners within the surrounding health boards, 1998. SUBJECTS All GDPs (797) within Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Lanarkshire and Greater Glasgow Health Boards. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The responses were expressed as both absolute and relative frequencies. RESULTS Responses were received from 430 (55%). The most frequent reason for failure to use the service was lack of information, with more than half of the respondents claiming to be unaware of the facility. Lack of request forms and sampling equipment were also viewed as barriers to using the service. CONCLUSIONS The laboratory is failing to successfully communicate its role in addressing the growing burden of antibiotic resistance in the community and must be more proactive in encouraging appropriate use and increasing accessibility of the service to GDPs.
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- K M Roy
- Infection Research Group, University of Glasgow Dental School
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Bowden GH, Hamilton IR. Survival of oral bacteria. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1998; 9:54-85. [PMID: 9488248 DOI: 10.1177/10454411980090010401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The global distribution of individual species of oral bacteria demonstrates their ability to survive among their human hosts. Such an ubiquitous existence is the result of efficient transmission of strains and their persistence in the oral environment. Genetic analysis has identified specific clones of pathogenic bacteria causing infection. Presumably, these express virulence-associated characteristics enhancing colonization and survival in their hosts. A similar situation may occur with the oral resident flora, where genetic variants may express specific phenotypic characteristics related to survival. Survival in the mouth is enhanced by dental plaque formation, where persistence is associated with the bacteria's capacity not only to adhere and grow, but also to withstand oxygen, wide fluctuations in pH and carbohydrate concentration, and a diverse array of microbial interactions. Streptococcus mutans has been discussed as a 'model' organism possessing the biochemical flexibility that permits it to persist and dominate the indigenous microflora under conditions of stress.
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- G H Bowden
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Bernal LA, Guillot E, Paquet C, Mouton C. beta-Lactamase-producing strains in the species Prevotella intermedia and Prevotella nigrescens. ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 1998; 13:36-40. [PMID: 9573820 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.1998.tb00748.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A total of 96 strains were collected that included laboratory strains and clinical isolates classified Prevotella intermedia sensu lato and the type strains of the species P. intermedia sensu stricto and Prevotella nigrescens. Susceptibility to amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was determined by the Etest. PCR-DNA probe assays were used to speciate each strain as P. intermedia sensu stricto or P. nigrescens. By Etest, 71 strains (74%) were susceptible to both amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid with minimum inhibitory concentrations in the 0.016-0.064 microgram/ml range. In contrast, amoxicillin minimum inhibitory concentrations of 25 strains (26%) were in the range of 1.5-96 micrograms/ml with concomitant amoxicillin-clavulanic acid minimum inhibitory concentrations in the low range 0.016-0.38 microgram/ml, indicating a production of beta-lactamase as confirmed by nitrocefin tests. Of these beta-lactamase-producing strains, 20% (5/25) were identified as P. intermedia sensu stricto by the PCR-DNA probe assay and 72% (18/25) as P. nigrescens. Our results provide support for the major role of P. nigrescens in the failure of therapy using beta-lactam antibiotics.
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- L A Bernal
- Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Jungell P, Asikainen S, Kuikka A, Malmström M. Acute tongue abscess: report of two cases. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1996; 25:308-10. [PMID: 8910119 DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(06)80063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Tongue abscesses are extremely rare. Two cases caused by periodontal pathogens are presented.
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- P Jungell
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Helsinki, Finland
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