The aim of the study was to reveal optimal antimicrobial agents in patients with purulent inflammatory diseases of maxillofacial area according to bacteriological study results. One hundred twenty-one culture samples from 32 patients aged from 21 to 68 years admitted to Nurnberg Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic. Pathogenic flora was mostly mixed with 66.9% of anaerobic germs in the majority of cases irresponsible to ampicillin (1.3%) and clindamycin (0.7%). The drugs of choice are ampicillin/sulbactam and amoxicillin/clavulanate. Bacteriological study should be included as a useful tool in treatment protocols of patients with purulent inflammatory diseases of maxillofacial area.

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