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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacterial Agents Isolated From the Cases of Dental Caries Publisher Pubmed



Lamooki SAP1 ; Heris FS2 ; Fathi A3 ; Aminianpour N1 ; Jandaghian Z1 ; Ramandi MA1
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Source: International Tinnitus Journal Published:2023


Abstract

Dental caries are mainly occur owing to the presence and activity of bacterial agents. The present study was done to assess the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of bacterial strains isolated from the cases of dental caries. Fifty patients with approved dental carries were included in the study. Sampling from the site of dental caries was done using the sterile swab. Swabs were transferred to laboratory and subjected to microbial culture. Species identification of bacteria was done using biochemical test. Bacterial isolates were subjected to disk diffusion to assess their antimicrobial resistance. S. aureus (40%) harboured the highest rate of contamination, while S. oralis (16%) and E. aerogenes (10%) harbored the lowest. S. aureus and S. mutans (6%) harbored the highest distribution amongst the cases of mix infections, while S. aureus and S. oralis (2%) harbnored the lowest. S. aureus strains harbored the highest rate of resistance toward tetracycline (90%), penicillin (75%), ampicillin (75%), amoxicillin (60%), and erythromycin (60%). E. coli strains harbored the highest rate of resistance toward tetracycline (90%), gentamicin (80%), ampicillin (70%), and erythromycin (70%). S. mutans strains harbored the highest rate of resistance toward tetracycline (93.33%), ampicillin (86.66%), penicillin (80%), amoxicillin (80%), and erythromycin (80%). S. oralis strains harbored the highest rate of resistance toward tetracycline (100%), ampicillin (75%), penicillin (62.50%), and amoxicillin (62.50%). E. aerogenes strains harbored the highest rate of resistance toward tetracycline (80%), gentamicin (80%), and ampicillin (80%). S. aureus bacteria isolated from dental caries harbored the highest rate of MDR. Distribution of resistance against more than 3 antimicrobial agents amongst the S. aureus, E. coli, S. mutans, S. oralis, and E. aerogenes bacteria isolated from the cases of dental caries was 90%, 60%, 80%, 62.50%, and 80%, respectively. Application of disk diffuin can help practitioners to reduce the rate of resistance in bacteria responsible for dental caries. © 2023 International Tinnitus Journal. All rights reserved.
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