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KMID : 0362720140520070425
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Journal of the Korean Dental Association
2014 Volume.52 No. 7 p.425 ~ p.431
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Antimicrobial choice of severe endodontic infection
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Cho Ju-Yeon
Ha Jung-Hong
Jin Myoung-Uk
Kim Young-Kyung
Kim Sung-Kyo
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of our study was to evaluate penicillin as a still drug of choice for severe endodontic infection, by
analyzing the antimicrobial susceptibilities from endodontic infections with swelling to figure out appropriate antibiotics as
empirical treatment.
Materials and methods : This study involved 18 patients who attended for emergency treatment because of facial or periapical swelling associated with root canal infections. Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test of each pathogen were performed by Vitek2 Systems (bioMerieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France).
Results : The most frequent bacteria was Streptococcus spp.(77%), and the resistance against penicillin was 35% in overall patients, followed by clindamycin and erythromycin (17%), which was much higher than previous studies.
Conclusions : In our study, the higher resistance made penicillin alone not to be chosen as the first antibiotic drug for severe endodontic infections. Combinations with other drug, penicillin with wider spectrum of activity, or changing to other antibiotics was considered while remembering the increased risk of resistant microorganism.
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KEYWORD
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penicillin, antimicrobial, endodontic, infection, susceptibility
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