unit 1 ABx coverages Flashcards
Normal Flora of Mouth
Gram +
› Viridans Group Streptococci
› Other Strep spps.
› Lactobacillus
› Actinomyces spps.
Gram-
› Prevotella spps.
gram state of most oral bac
* morph?
* Oxygen tolerance?
* Cell wall?
Gram Positive organisms:
* Bulk of oral bacteria
* Primarily cocci or irregular shape (pleomorphic)
* Oxygen tolerance varies from facultative anaerobes to strict anaerobes
* Cell wall has thick peptidoglycan layer
Three important genera of gram +
- Lactobacillus
- Streptococcus
- Actinomyces
Actinomyces: O2, where?
Actinomyces - facultative anaerobe; periodontal pockets, dental plaques, on carious teeth
Lactobacillus -O2, where?
Lactobacillus - facultative anaerobe; produce lactic acid; role in dentine caries rather than enamel caries
Streptococcus - O2, where?
Streptococcus - facultative anaerobic cocci; produce lactic acid some implicated in caries
Streptococci Species in the Oral Cavity
Oral streptococci are referred to as viridans streptococci (Streptococcus viridans)
› Isolated from all sights of the mouth, each species has specific properties for
colonizing different oral sites
› Large proportion of resident microflora
bad streptococci of the mouth
- Acid?
- Highly associated with?
- Bacterial communities collected from dentin carious lesions contain?
Strep mutans:
* Acidogenic (acid producing) and aciduric (acid tolerant) species
* Highly associated with caries (+++)
* Bacterial communities collected from dentin carious lesions contain notorious
acidogenic and aciduric species, including S. mutans, Scardovia wiggsiae, Parascardovia
denticolens, and Lactobacillus salivarius
what Abx works for all oral bac
augmentin
what spp do penicillins not work on
lactobacillus
porphyromanas
bacteriodes
neiserria
aggrebacter
metronidazole works on what spp?
peptostreptococcus (only gram + one)
porphyromanas
prevotella
veillonella
fusobacterium
bacteriodies
Bactericidal Abx’s
Cell Wall Inhibitors
*Beta Lactams
*Penicillins
*Cephalosporins
Inhibit DNA
*Fluoroquinolones
*Metronidazole
Bacteriostatic abx
* Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
– Macrolides
– Clindamycin
– Doxycycline
penicillin are sensitive to?
beta lacatamase
Augmentin™-
Augmentin™- amoxicillin+clavulanate = more gram negatives, anaerobes, & Staph.:
●Dental infections with abscess or failed amoxicillin
B-lactamase Resistance (MSSA) Versus MRSA
penicillin typical spectrum
mainly gram + (strep, actino, peptostrep) some gram - but possible resistance
amoxicillin coverage
covers gram + (strep, lacto, actino, pepto)
good/SR with some gram -
metro coverage
- mainly gram - except for neiserria and aggregibacter
- also covers peptostrep
- can be combined with penicillin for similar effect as augmentin
when should we use augmentin
when amox fails
what can be used for prohylaxis with G+ suspected
penicillin