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. 1993 May;37(5):1158–1159. doi: 10.1128/aac.37.5.1158

In vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to chlorhexidine and six other antimicrobial agents.

H Järvinen 1, J Tenovuo 1, P Huovinen 1
PMCID: PMC187921  PMID: 8517706

Abstract

The susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans to chlorhexidine and to six commonly used, systemic antibacterial agents (amoxicillin, cefuroxime, penicillin, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, tetracycline, and erythromycin) was studied for 424 clinical isolates from 116 children and students. The MIC of chlorhexidine for all isolates was < or = 1 micrograms/ml. No resistance to the other antimicrobial agents was detected. Although widely exposed to various antimicrobial agents, S. mutans has remained susceptible to common antimicrobial agents, most importantly to chlorhexidine.

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