scholarly journals Activity of endodontic antibacterial agents against selected anaerobic bacteria

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudio Maniglia Ferreira ◽  
Odila Pereira da Silva Rosa ◽  
Sérgio Aparecido Torres ◽  
Flaviana Bombarda de Andrade Ferreira ◽  
Norberti Bernardinelli

The antimicrobial activity of substances used as antibacterial agents (solutions of 10% calcium hydroxide, camphorated paramonochlorophenol - PMCC, 2% chlorhexidine digluconate and 10% castor oil plant detergent) on anaerobic bacteria (Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 25586, Prevotella nigrescens ATCC 33563, Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 and Bacteroides fragilis ATCC 25285), using a broth dilution technique, was evaluated in vitro. For determination of minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericide concentrations (MIC and MBC), two culture broths, Reinforced Clostridial Medium (RCM) and supplemented Brucella, standardized inoculum and serially diluted solutions were used. All antibacterial agents presented antimicrobial activity that varied for different bacteria. There were no differences in the performance of the two broths. Chlorhexidine digluconate was the most effective, with the lowest MICs, followed by castor oil detergent, PMCC and calcium hydroxide. C. perfringens and B. fragilis were the most resistant bacteria to all agents.

2012 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 434-439
Author(s):  
Andreas Rathke ◽  
Dominik Meisohle ◽  
Jens Bokelmann ◽  
Bernd Haller

ABSTRACTObjective: Up to 90% of the flora of an infected root canal consists of obligate anaerobic bacteria. However, most studies have centred on microaerophiles. This quantitative assay investigated the antibacterial effects against Fusobacterium nucleatum and Parvimonas micra of gutta-percha (GP) points containing either calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) or chlorhexidine (CHX) compared to those of conventional GP points.Methods: Standardized root canals were prepared in 192 bovine incisors. The canals were sterilized and then inoculated with one of two bacterial species (n=96 teeth per bacterium). After anaerobic incubation at 37ºC, the inoculum was removed and the canals were filled with one of the three points. Control teeth were filled with a saline/serum mixture. After 0, 1, 4 and 8 days of anaerobic incubation, the numbers of viable bacteria (CFU/ml) were determined on both the points and the canal wall dentin. Six replicates were carried out for each experiment.Results: None of the points completely eradicated the bacteria in the canal. GP+CHX was significantly more effective than GP+Ca(OH)2 and GP (P<.05 in each case). The inhibitory effect of GP+Ca(OH)2 did not significantly differ from that of GP (P>.05). Compared to the controls, the antibacterial effect of the medicated points was reached initially.Conclusion: Within the limitations of the in vitro model, the incorporation of commonly used medicaments in GP does not offer a long-lasting antibacterial advantage over non-medicated GP. (Eur J Dent 2012;6:434-439)


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
O.A. Nazarchuk ◽  
A.I. Starodub ◽  
O.V. Rymsha ◽  
V.A. Starodub ◽  
S.A. Kolodii

The study of the etiological structure, the properties of pathogens of the respiratory infectious diseases in children and their resistance to antibacterial agents is particularly relevant in modern conditions, expands the search for new approaches to combating pathogens, improves the results of treatment and reduces the mortality of this pathology. The aim — study of etiological structure, sensitivity to antibiotics and antiseptics of pathogens of infectious and inflammatory diseases of respiratory organs in children. In the study there were enrolled 247 patients who were treated in Vinnytsia Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital (VRCCH) in 2016. The sensitivity of microorganisms to 23 antibacterial agents was determined by the disc-diffusion method according to the generally accepted method. The analysis of the antimicrobial activity of antiseptic drugs (decamethoxine, miramistin, chlorhexidine digluconate) was performed by a double serial dilution technique with the determination of the minimum inhibitory bacteriostatic (MIC) and bactericidal (MBcC) concentrations, by the method of successive serial dilutions of the drug in a liquid nutrient medium. In patients who were in inpatient treatment at the VRCCH in 2016 because of pneumonia there were found opportunistic microorganisms which were of etiological significance in the development of the infection. Among them there were Streptococci (47,3 %), Staphylococci (15,3 %), Candida (13,3 %), Enterococci (10,9 %), including a high proportion of owned non-fermenting gram negative bacilli (9,8%) and species of Enterobacteria (2,0 %). Isolated strains of microorganisms had moderate resistance to most modern antibiotic drugs. The sensitivity of isolated strains of microorganisms to reserved antibiotics as carbapenems, often being used in the treatment of critical states of patients in the intensive care units, was found to above 18,2%. The sensitivity to this antibiotic in Enterococcus spp. (7,1 %), Staphylococcus spp. (5,9 %) was also low. Carbapenems, fluoroquinolones (the 1st and 2nd generations), antibiotics and aminoglycosides were found to be effective against gram positive microorganisms in more then 45% of cases. According to this they were considered to be as drugs of choice in the treatment of infectious and purulent-inflammatory pathology of respiratory organs, caused metitcilin- and vancomycin-resistant strains of microorganisms. Resistance to these drugs among investigated strains did not exceed 9,0 %. The high bactericidal properties of antiseptics as decamethoxine was determined against S.pyogenes, Staphylococcus spp. Its MBcC against these bacteria (1,65±0,20 mkg/ml and 4,32±0,50 mkg/ml, respectively) proved the advantage of decamethoxine’s effectiveness in comparison with chlorhexidine digluconate 3,14 times, 2,44 times miramistin. Clinical strains of C.albicans showed the highest susceptibility to decamethoxine, which fungicidal activity was determined in the presence (16,17±2,33 mkg/ml), in comparison with chlorxedine (MFtsK 27,59±3,59 mg/ml) and miramistin activity (27,59±3,595 mkg/ml). In children with inflammatory diseases of the respiratory organs gram-positive cocci are among the predominant pathogens (73,5 %) of cases, in the association allocated – 8,0 % of pathogens. Allocated strains of microorganisms were moderately resistant to all antibiotics studied. For antimicrobial activity antiseptic drugs, especially decamethoxine, have advantages over antibiotics confirming the possibility of their use in combination with systemic antibacterials.


Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 751
Author(s):  
Marwa Reda Bakkar ◽  
Ahmed Hassan Ibrahim Faraag ◽  
Elham R. S. Soliman ◽  
Manar S. Fouda ◽  
Amir Mahfouz Mokhtar Sarguos ◽  
...  

COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, which continues to cause global health and economic problems since emerging in China in late 2019. Until now, there are no standard antiviral treatments. Thus, several strategies were adopted to minimize virus transmission, such as social distancing, face covering protection and hand hygiene. Rhamnolipids are glycolipids produced formally by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and as biosurfactants, they were shown to have broad antimicrobial activity. In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial activity of rhamnolipids against selected multidrug resistant bacteria and SARS-CoV-2. Rhamnolipids were produced by growing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain LeS3 in a new medium formulated from chicken carcass soup. The isolated rhamnolipids were characterized for their molecular composition, formulated into nano-micelles, and the antibacterial activity of the nano-micelles was demonstrated in vitro against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive drug resistant bacteria. In silico studies docking rhamnolipids to structural and non-structural proteins of SARS-CoV-2 was also performed. We demonstrated the efficient and specific interaction of rhamnolipids with the active sites of these proteins. Additionally, the computational studies suggested that rhamnolipids have membrane permeability activity. Thus, the obtained results indicate that SARS-CoV-2 could be another target of rhamnolipids and could find utility in the fight against COVID-19, a future perspective to be considered.


1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 2232-2235 ◽  
Author(s):  
H M Wexler ◽  
E Molitoris ◽  
D Molitoris ◽  
S M Finegold

The antimicrobial activity of trovafloxacin for 557 strains of anaerobic bacteria was determined by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards-approved Wadsworth agar dilution technique. The species tested included Bacteroides fragilis (n = 91), other members of the B. fragilis group (n = 130), Campylobacter gracilis (n = 15), other Bacteroides spp. (n = 16), Prevotella spp. (n = 49), Porphyromonas spp. (n = 15), Fusobacterium spp. (n = 62), Bilophila wadsworthia (n = 24), Sutterella wadsworthensis (n = 21), Clostridium spp. (n = 61), Peptostreptococcus spp. (n = 38), and gram-positive non-spore-forming rods (n = 35). Trovafloxacin inhibited all strains of B. fragilis at < or = 0.5 microgram/ml, 99% of other B. fragilis group species at < or = 2 micrograms/ml, and 96% of all anaerobes tested at < or = 2 micrograms/ml.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. T. Blaskovich ◽  
Alysha G. Elliott ◽  
Angela M. Kavanagh ◽  
Soumya Ramu ◽  
Matthew A. Cooper

Abstract Acne is a common skin affliction that involves excess sebum production and modified lipid composition, duct blockage, colonization by bacteria, and inflammation. Acne drugs target one or more of these steps, with antibiotics commonly used to treat the microbial infection for moderate to severe cases. Whilst a number of other acne therapies are purported to possess antimicrobial activity, this has been poorly documented in many cases. We conducted a comparative analysis of the activity of common topical acne drugs against the principal etiological agent associated with acne: the aerotolerant anaerobic Gram-positive organism Propionibacterium acnes (recently renamed as Cutibacterium acnes). We also assessed their impact on other bacteria that could also be affected by topical treatments, including both antibiotic-sensitive and antibiotic-resistant strains, using broth microdilution assay conditions. Drugs designated specifically as antibiotics had the greatest potency, but lost activity against resistant strains. The non-antibiotic acne agents did possess widespread antimicrobial activity, including against resistant strains, but at substantially higher concentrations. Hence, the antimicrobial activity of non-antibiotic acne agents may provide protection against a background of increased drug-resistant bacteria.


Author(s):  
EHAN ABDULHADI AL-SHARIFI ◽  
ASIA ABED AL-MAHMOOD ◽  
SUMAYAH AL-MAHMOOD

Objective: The aim is to estimate the effect of curcumin and rosemary as antibacterial agents among dental caries cases. Methods: Samples of saliva were randomly collected from 40 patients in Al-Furat General Hospital who attended the hospital from July to September 2018. Swabs were cultured on blood agar at 37°C for 24 h and then subcultured in mannitol salt agar and trypticase soy broth at 37°C for 24 h. Different concentrations of aqueous extract curcumin solution (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 mg/ml) and rosemary solution (1 g/ml) were prepared and added to the bacterial culture. Later, minimum inhibition zones of the bacterial cultures were determined. Results: The results showed that there were 25 cases of Streptococcus mutans, 10 cases of Staphylococcus aureus, 3 cases of anaerobic bacteria, and 2 cases of normal flora among 40 culturing swabs of bacteria. Aqueous extract of curcumin showed antibacterial effect with concentrations (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 mg/ml) against oral bacteria; nevertheless, these bacteria were resistant to the aqueous extract of rosemary with concentration 1 g/ml. Conclusion: It can be concluded that curcumin can be an effective antibacterial agent against dental caries disease and its effect increases positively in relation to its concentration. On the other hand, rosemary with 1 g/ml concentration did not show any effect on oral bacteria.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 1861-1865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naira Sahakyan ◽  
Margarit Petrosyan ◽  
Armen Trchounian

Overcoming the antibiotic resistance is nowadays a challenge. There is still no clear strategy to combat this problem. Therefore, the urgent need to find new sources of antibacterial agents exists. According to some literature, substances of plant origin are able to overcome bacterial resistance against antibiotics. Alkanna species plants are among the valuable producers of these metabolites. But there is a problem of obtaining the standardized product. So, this review is focused on the discussion of the possibilities of biotechnological production of antimicrobial agents from Alkanna genus species against some microorganisms including antibiotic resistant bacterial strains.


2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Maria Guerreiro Tanomaru ◽  
Fernanda Geraldes Pappen ◽  
Mário Tanomaru Filho ◽  
Denise Madalena Palomari Spolidorio ◽  
Izabel Yoko Ito

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of different trademarks and compositions of gutta-percha points and calcium hydroxide pastes used in endodontic therapy. The evaluated material consisted of gutta-percha points containing calcium hydroxide (RoekoTM), gutta-percha points containing chlorhexidine (RoekoTM), two convencional gutta-percha points (Endo PointsTM and RoekoTM) and two calcium hydroxide pastes (CalenTM and Calen/PMCC TM). Antimicrobial tests included five species of microorganisms: Escherichia coli (ATCC10538), Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC12228), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC6538), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC27853), and Micrococcus luteus (ATCC9341). The Agar difusion method was employed. The plates were kept at room temperature for 2 h for prediffusion and then incubated at 37°C for 24 h. The triphenyltetrazolium chloride gel was added for optimization and the zones of inhibition were measured. Statistical evaluation was carried out using analysis of variance and Tukey Test. The obtained results showed that all microbial species used in the study were inhibited by the gutta-percha points containing chlorhexidine and by the calcium hydroxide pastes (CalenTM and Calen/PMCC TM), with similar results (p > 0.05). No antimicrobial activity was observed for the other groups. It was concluded that the gutta-percha points containing chlorhexidine presented antimicrobial activity, whereas the gutta-percha points containing calcium hydroxide did not.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Paula-Ramos ◽  
Carlos Eduardo da Rocha Santos ◽  
Daphne Camargo Reis Mello ◽  
Lígia Nishiama Theodoro ◽  
Felipe Eduardo De Oliveira ◽  
...  

This study evaluated the action of Pfaffia paniculata K., Juglans regia L., and Rosmarius officinalis L. extracts against planktonic form and biofilm of Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC 4352). Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum microbicidal concentration (MMC) values were determined for each extract by microdilution broth method, according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Next, antimicrobial activity of the extracts on biofilm was analyzed. For this, standardized suspension at 107 UFC/mL of K. pneumoniae was distributed into 96-well microplates (n=10) and after 48 h at 37°C and biofilm was subjected to treatment for 5 min with the extracts at a concentration of 200 mg/mL. ANOVA and Tukey tests (5%) were used to verify statistical significant reduction (p<0.05) of planktonic form and biofilm. P paniculata K., R. officinalis L., and J. regia L. showed reductions in biomass of 55.6, 58.1, and 18.65% and cell viability reduction of 72.4, 65.1, and 31.5%, respectively. The reduction obtained with P. paniculata and R. officinalis extracts was similar to the reduction obtained with chlorhexidine digluconate 2%. In conclusion, all extracts have microbicidal action on the planktonic form but only P. paniculata K. and R. officinalis L. were effective against biofilm.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. Howell ◽  
Doris H. D'Souza

Pomegranates have been known for hundreds of years for their multiple health benefits, including antimicrobial activity. The recent surge in multidrug-resistant bacteria and the possibility of widespread global virus pandemics necessitate the need for additional preventative and therapeutic options to conventional drugs. Research indicates that pomegranates and their extracts may serve as natural alternatives due to their potency against a wide range of bacterial and viral pathogens. Nearly every part of the pomegranate plant has been tested for antimicrobial activities, including the fruit juice, peel, arils, flowers, and bark. Many studies have utilized pomegranate peel with success. There are various phytochemical compounds in pomegranate that have demonstrated antimicrobial activity, but most of the studies have found that ellagic acid and larger hydrolyzable tannins, such as punicalagin, have the highest activities. In some cases the combination of the pomegranate constituents offers the most benefit. The positive clinical results on pomegranate and suppression of oral bacteria are intriguing and worthy of further study. Much of the evidence for pomegranates’ antibacterial and antiviral activities against foodborne pathogens and other infectious disease organisms comes fromin vitrocell-based assays, necessitating further confirmation ofin vivoefficacy through human clinical trials.


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