在口腔内中异常分离的Staphylococcus arlettae - 病例系列
Radhika Sunil Kherdekar1, Ashutosh Dixit1, Ashish Kothari2
1Department of Dentistry, Periodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh- 249203, India.
Access microbiology
|September 11, 2023
概括
一种罕见的口腔细菌Staphylococcus arlettae在经过牙周手术后的三名患者的口腔内上偶然发现. 环境采样没有确定来源,突出显示了手术部位感染的潜在风险.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 口腔健康 口腔健康
- 牙周病学 牙周病学
背景情况:
- 口腔有600多种细菌种群,分布在不同的中.
- 葡萄球菌arlettae是一种不完全理解的细菌,在口腔环境中很少被发现.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查偶然在口腔内上发现的葡萄球菌arlettae的来源.
- 评估S. arlettae存在于手术材料上的影响.
主要方法:
- 在牙周手术后,从三名患者的口腔内部分离出细菌.
- 环境采样以确定细菌的来源.
主要成果:
- 在这三名患者中,Staphylococcus arlettae成功地从口内部分离出来.
- 收集的环境样本对S. arlettae呈阴性,表明 sutures作为唯一确定位置.
结论:
- 这是首次报告与口内接相关的葡萄球菌arlettae病例.
- 由于潜在的手术部位感染风险,S. arlettae在接等外来物质上的存在需要进一步调查.
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