Open AccessAntimicrobial susceptibility pattern of oral isolates of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Author(s) -
Kishore Bhat,
Preeti Khot,
Suvarna Patil,
Geetha Pattar,
Sanjeevini Majukar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_123_19
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , clindamycin , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , antibiotics , amoxicillin , cefazolin , cefotaxime , metronidazole , antibiotic resistance , tetracycline , azithromycin , ceftriaxone , medicine , biology , periodontitis , porphyromonas gingivalis
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is involved in the etiology of localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP), a condition that frequently requires supplemental antibiotic therapy. Information on antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and guidelines for oral antibiotic therapy are not available on Indian patients.