Resistance to Mercury and Antimicrobial Agents inStreptococcus mutansIsolates from Human Subjects in Relation to Exposure to Dental Amalgam Fillings

Autor: Leistevuo, Jorma, Järvinen, Helinä, Österblad, Monica, Leistevuo, Tiina, Huovinen, Pentti, Tenovuo, Jorma
Zdroj: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy; February 2000, Vol. 44 Issue: 2 p456-457, 2p
Abstrakt: ABSTRACTResistance to cefuroxime, penicillin, tetracycline, and mercury is reported for 839 Streptococcus mutansisolates from 209 human study subjects. The MICs of these drugs did not differ for isolates from one dental amalgam group and two nonamalgam subsets: a group with no known exposure to amalgam and a group whose members had their amalgam fillings removed.
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