Clinical Study Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology 1986

Chronic osteomyelitis of mandible caused by penicillin-resistant Bacteroides ruminicola. Report of a case.

Seto BG, Lynch SR, Moy PK — Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology, 1986

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible caused by penicillin-resistant Bacteroides ruminicola.

What They Found

They confirmed the diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the mandible caused by penicillin-resistant Bacteroides ruminicola through organism isolation and a 99mTc medronate disodium bone scan. The infection was successfully resolved with clindamycin and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a single case report from the United States.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	3456137
Year Published	1986
Journal	Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology
MeSH Terms	Bacteroides Infections; Chronic Disease; Clindamycin; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Mandibular Diseases; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Penicillin Resistance

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