JNDA Vol. 7 No. 1 (April 2005) |
The Effect of Antibiotics on Dentoalveolar Infection in Nepalese Dental Patients |
Dr. Bishnu Prasad Sharma, Dr. Robert Yee, Dr. Neil McDonald, Dr. Archana Pradhan |
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Abstract |
This paper investigates the effectiveness of 7 types of antibiotics commonly used in the treatment of oral infections in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pus samples were collected from the deeper part of dentoalveolar infections in 100 adult patients using a sterile swab stick, which was cultured for aerobic bacteria. Antibiotic sensitivity testing was performed using two different media, Mueller Hinton Agar (pH 7.3± 0.2) and Blood Agar (HIMEDIA Laboratory Ltd., India) using the Kirby-Bauer Technique. 73 of the cultures yielded non-pathogenic bacteria and 27 yielded pathogenic bacteria. Of the 7 antibiotics tested, Chloramphenicol produced the best result with positive sensitivity for 100% of the samples, Co-trimoxazole was tested as the least effective in the treatment of dentoalveolar infections. |
Keywords |
Dentoalveolar infections, Antibiotics |