title: [Azithromycin in dentistry and oral surgery].
abstract: Azithromycin has adequate tissue levels for 7 days with a 3 day treatment regimen. The antibacterial activity is excellent. In dental infections, recurrence of infection happens when antibiotics cause a temporary improvement in symptoms but the etiologic agent is not eradicated. Azithromycin produces a "focused" cure and is an appropriate antibiotic for these infections. For this reason, the antibiotic was approved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D009287:Naphthyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D009287:Naphthyridines; D017963:Azithromycin; C055185:tosufloxacin