Resistance to mercury and antimicrobial agents in Streptococcus mutans isolates from human subjects in relation to exposure to dental amalgam fillings

Authors
Leistevuo, J Jarvinen, H Osterblad, M Leistevuo, T Huovinen, P Tenovuo, J
Citation
J. Leistevuo et al., Resistance to mercury and antimicrobial agents in Streptococcus mutans isolates from human subjects in relation to exposure to dental amalgam fillings, ANTIM AG CH, 44(2), 2000, pp. 456-457
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
ISSN journal
00664804 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
456 - 457
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(200002)44:2<456:RTMAAA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Resistance to cefuroxime, penicillin, tetracycline, and mercury is reported for 839 Streptococcus mutans isolates from 209 human study subjects. The M ICs of these drugs did not differ for isolates from one dental amalgam grou p and two nonamalgam subsets: a group with no known exposure to amalgam and a group whose members had their amalgam fillings removed.