J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2000 Jul;22(4):420-429.

A study of microorganisms in oral & maxillofacial infected patients

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Inha University.
  • 2Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Inha University.

Abstract

Oral & maxillofacial infections are most commonly odontogenic in origin.Although such infections are usually self-limiting, they may occasionally spread deeply into fascial spaces or planes far from the initial site of involvement. If early diagnosis and appropriate therapy is delayed, complications such as mediastinal extension, retropharyngeal spread and airway obstruction could happen to the patients. For the study of the microbiology, we have retrospectively analysed the oral & maxillofacial infected patients in the Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, In-Ha University Hospital from 1997 September to 2000 April. The results were as follows 1. The male patients were more common than female, with male 61.9% and female 38.1%. 2. Dental originated infections were most common cause with the incidence of 62%. 3. Most common fascial space involved was buccal space 42cases(37.2%) followed by submandibular space 13cases(11.5%), infraorbital space 13cases(11.5%), masseteric space 11cases(9.7%), periapical abscess 11cases(9.7%). 4. The causative organisms isolated from the pus culture were Gram Positive Bacterial species, which were 46cases(31.9%) of Streptococcus viridans, 16cases(8.6%) of alpa and beta-hemolytic streptococcus, 4cases(3.1%) of Strep.-group D non enterococci, 7cases(5.1%) of Staphylococcus Coa. neg., 5cases(3.9%) of Staphylococcus aureus, 3cases(2.3%) of Enterococcus faecalis, 1case(0.8%) of Bacillus species, 1case(0.8%) of Peptostreptococcus, 1case(0.8%) of Clostridium and Gram negative bacterial species, which were 4cases(3.1%) of Acinetobacter baumannii, 2cases(1.6%) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2cases(1.6%) of Burkholderia cepacia, 1case(0.8%) of Neisseria species, 1case(0.8%) of Klebsiella pneumoniae, 1case(0.8%) of Klebsiella oxytoca , 1case(0.8%) of Escherichia coli. 5. In drug sensitivity test, high resistant tendency was found in Penicillin system(Penicillin G 83.3%, Ampicillin 60%) and Aminoglycosides (Gentamycin 50%, Tobramycin 45.5%), but tertiary Cephalosporin system(Cefoperazone 9.1%, Ceftazidime 18.2%), and glycopeptides system (Teicoplanin 0%, Vancomycin 0%) showed lower resistancy.

Keyword

Odontogenic infection; Microbiology; Fascial space

MeSH Terms

Acinetobacter baumannii
Airway Obstruction
Aminoglycosides
Ampicillin
Bacillus
Burkholderia cepacia
Ceftazidime
Clostridium
Early Diagnosis
Enterococcus faecalis
Escherichia coli
Female
Glycopeptides
Humans
Incidence
Klebsiella oxytoca
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Male
Neisseria
Penicillins
Peptostreptococcus
Periapical Abscess
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Retrospective Studies
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus
Suppuration
Surgery, Oral
Tobramycin
Vancomycin
Viridans Streptococci
Aminoglycosides
Ampicillin
Ceftazidime
Glycopeptides
Penicillins
Tobramycin
Vancomycin
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