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6404880

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
A double blind, randomized study comprising 60 patients was undertaken to compare the efficacy of ornidazole to that of phenoxymethylpenicillin in the treatment of orofacial infections. Thirty patients received ornidazole 500 mg orally every 12 h for seven days and were all cured in less than seven days. Five of the 30 patients receiving penicillin, 800 mg orally every 12 h for seven days, did not respond satisfactorily to the treatment given. In two of these instances, beta-lactamase-producing penicillin-resistant Bacteroides strains were isolated. In the present study, ornidazole was found to be more efficient than penicillin in the treatment of orofacial infections. Anaerobes were isolated from all specimens except four that yielded no growth. Anaerobes only were isolated from 65% of the specimens. Since ornidazole was efficient in all cases when given, it is concluded that anaerobic bacteria are the causal pathogens in most orofacial infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0305-7453
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Ornidazole compared to phenoxymethylpenicillin in the treatment of orofacial infections.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial