Isolation and characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis as a causative agent of dental abscessesand infections in Egyptian patients
Abdel-Monem, M., Khedr, M., Ramadan, A., El-Dougdoug, N. (2023). Isolation and characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis as a causative agent of dental abscessesand infections in Egyptian patients. EKB Journal Management System, 10(4), 85-95. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2023.372263
Mohamed O. Abdel-Monem; Mohamed Khedr; Asmaa Ramadan; Noha K. El-Dougdoug. "Isolation and characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis as a causative agent of dental abscessesand infections in Egyptian patients". EKB Journal Management System, 10, 4, 2023, 85-95. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2023.372263
Abdel-Monem, M., Khedr, M., Ramadan, A., El-Dougdoug, N. (2023). 'Isolation and characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis as a causative agent of dental abscessesand infections in Egyptian patients', EKB Journal Management System, 10(4), pp. 85-95. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2023.372263
Abdel-Monem, M., Khedr, M., Ramadan, A., El-Dougdoug, N. Isolation and characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis as a causative agent of dental abscessesand infections in Egyptian patients. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 10(4): 85-95. doi: 10.21608/jbes.2023.372263

Isolation and characterization of multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis as a causative agent of dental abscessesand infections in Egyptian patients

Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences
Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2023, Page 85-95  XML PDF (535 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jbes.2023.372263
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Authors
Mohamed O. Abdel-Monem1; Mohamed Khedr2; Asmaa Ramadan* 1; Noha K. El-Dougdoug1
1Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University.
2Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Cairo.
Abstract
Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) is a gram-positive bacteriumthat causes
dental calculus in humans. It is also the principal pathogen responsible for dental
abscesses, which are partly erupted teeth in which bacteria become trapped between thecrown and soft tissues, producing pain and inflammation. This study aimed to isolate andcharacterize antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing dental infection. Microbiological
examination was performed on the samples to detect different kinds of bacteria. The
isolates were identified morphologically, biochemically using the automated VITEK®2system. Isolates identified were E. faecalis. Disk diffusion tests were used to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of isolateddental abscess bacteria. Five isolates proved positive for resistance to most of theantibiotics examined.
Keywords
Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis); dental oral infection; antimicrobial resistance
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