Title

Evaluation of microbiological flora in odontogenic space infections and its antibiotic sensitivity patterns

Authors

H. Aparna Latha¹, Dhwani Dave^2,*, Sneha Satish³, Avani Patel⁴, Pawan Rebello⁵ & Deepshikha Rodricks⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Navodaya Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Goenka Research Institute of Dental Science, Piplaj, Gujarat, India; ³Department of Oral medicine and radiology, BGS global institute of dental science, Bangalore, India; ⁴Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, India; ⁵Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Oral Microbiology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology , Late Shri Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Medical & Rural Development, Foundation's Dental College & Hospital, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

H Aparna Latha - E-mail: aparnalatha060593@gmail.com

Dhwani Dave - E-mail: DaveDhwani@grids.co.in

Sneha Satish - E-mail: sneha_satish90@yahoo.com

Avani Patel - E-mail: avani157@gmail.com

Pawan Rebello - E-mail: pawanrebello@gmail.com

Deepshikha Rodricks - E-mail: deepshikha.rodricks@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
 

Abstract

Odontogenic space infections are common maxillofacial conditions with the potential for serious complications if not managed appropriately. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the microbiological flora associated with odontogenic space infections and analyzed their antibiotic sensitivity patterns. The results showed a predominantly polymicrobial etiology, with aerobic and anaerobic organisms commonly isolated. Antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed high sensitivity to amoxicillin–clavulanate and clindamycin, with increasing resistance to penicillin and macrolides. Thus, data shows the importance of microbiological culture and sensitivity testing to guide effective and rational antibiotic therapy.

Keywords

Odontogenic space infections; oral microbiology; antibiotic sensitivity; antimicrobial resistance; maxillofacial infections

Citation

Latha et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 3839-3843 (2026)

Edited by

Rashmi Laddha

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.