Gaetti-Jardim Jr., Elerson [UNESP]Landucci, Luís FernandoLins, Samira ÂmbarVieira, Evanice Menezes MarçalDe Oliveira, Sérgio Ricardo [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272007-11-01Journal of Applied Oral Science, v. 15, n. 6, p. 539-545, 2007.1678-77571678-7765http://hdl.handle.net/11449/69960Endodontic infections are mixed aerobic-anaerobic infections and several microbial groups associated to these pathologies are also involved in orofacial infections. The goal of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of microorganisms isolated from endodontic infections to β-lactams and metronidazole and verify the production of β-lactamases. Clinical specimens were collected from 58 endodontic infections of 52 patients. The microorganisms were isolated in selective and non-selective culture media, under anaerobiosis and aerobiosis, and identified using biochemical methods. In the susceptibility tests, it was used an agar dilution method, and Wilkins-Chalgren agar enriched with blood, hemin and menadione for the anaerobes, while Mueller-Hinton agar was employed for the facultative anaerobes. The production of β-lactamases was evaluated through the biological and chromogenic cephalosporin methods. All tested isolates were sensitive to imipenem and 99.3% to amoxicillin/clavulanate association, while 16.1% showed resistance to amoxicillin and penicillin G, and 4.89% to cefoxitin. Resistance to metronidazole was just found in facultative anaerobes. Production of β-lactamases was detected in 18.2% of the isolates and presented a correlation with resistance to β-lactams.539-545engβ-lactamsAntibacterial agentsInfectionArtigo10.1590/S1678-77572007000600016S1678-77572007000600016WOS:000256795100015Acesso aberto2-s2.0-380491853982-s2.0-38049185398.pdf