Bacteriology of oro-facial infections: five years retrospective study

ABSTRACT

A bacteriological study of 311 cases of different acute orofacial infections using culture and sensitivity tests was done. It was found that the aerobic bacteria was found in 19 cases [5.73%], the anaerobic bacteria was in 141 cases [42.59%] and mixed bacteria in 158 cases [47.72%], respectively. The Gram positive anaerobic cocci was in 13 samples [69.23%] and gram positive aerobics in 47 samples [33.77%], while bacteroids were detected in 32 samples [22.40%]. Culture and sensitivity tests showed that Cefazolin [96.23%] is the drug of choice in the treatment of different orofacial infections, followed by Cephalothin [91.83%], Augmentin [87.74%] and Vancomycin [85.85%]