Prevalence of antibiotic (ß-lactams, tetracycline, metronidazole, erythromycin) resistance genes in periodontic infections

Objective: Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia are thought to be pathogens in adult periodontitis. Antibiotherapy is usually needed in the treatment of periodontitis being often prescribed empirically. To allow prescription of a specific antibiotic treatment, identification of resista...

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Main Author: Freitas, Daniel (author)
Other Authors: Gonçalves, Lara (author), Coelho, Maria João (author), Ferraz, Maria Pia (author), Magalhães, Ricardo (author), Pina, Cristina Maria San Román Gomes de (author), Cardoso, Inês Lopes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Antibiotic resistance genes
Periodontic infections
β-lactamase
Tetracycline
Metronidazole
Erythromycin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10284/8588
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bdigital.ufp.pt:10284/8588

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http://hdl.handle.net/10284/8588

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