Mandibular osteomyelitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Case report.
Minerva Stomatol
; 57(6): 323-9, 2008 Jun.
Article
in En, It
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18617880
ABSTRACT
Osteomyelitis is a relatively frequent bacterial infection of the jaw bones. This report describes a case of mandibular osteomyelitis in a surgical site after enucleation of a follicular cyst and extraction of the associated tooth. This case is unusual because maxillary osteomyelitis generally results from polymicrobial infection. In our patient, however, laboratory analysis identified Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the etiologic agent, an opportunistic pathogen normally found on moist surfaces and vegetation. Notorious for its antibiotic multiresistance, P. aeruginosa is increasingly recognized as a serious problem in hospitalized patients. Isolation of the responsible microbe permitted specific antibiotic treatment with a 10-day course of ciprofloxacin (250 mg/12 h), which fully cleared the infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Pseudomonas Infections
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Surgical Wound Infection
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Mandibular Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
/
It
Journal:
Minerva Stomatol
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia