Table 1: Frequent bacterias in odontogenic infections. Adapted from Brook I, et al. [17].
Gram stain |
Type of bacteria |
Aerobes or facultative anaerobes |
Strict anaerobios |
Gram-positive |
Cocci |
Streptococcus spp Staphylococcus spp |
Peptococcus spp Peptostreptoccus spp |
Rods |
Lactobacillus spp |
Eubacterium Actinomyces |
|
Gram-negative |
Cocci |
|
Veilonella |
Rods |
Capnocytophaga spp Actinobacilo spp Eikenella spp |
Porphyromonas spp Bacteroides spp Prevotella spp Fusobacterium spp Selenomonas sputigena |