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Percentage of cultivable bacterial species in periodontal abscesses.
| Microorganism | Frequency of Detection (n = 56), % (n) | Periodontal Abscess (n = 56), % ±SD |
|---|---|---|
| Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens | 64 (36) | 10.35 ± 15.40 |
| Fusobacterium spp. | 73 (41) | 4.45 ± 3.430 |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis | 46 (26) | 4.34 ± 4.90 |
| Gram-negative enteric rods | 20 (11) | 3.30 ± 8.05 |
| Tannerella forsythia | 13 (7) | 0.94 ± 1.63 |
| Campylobacter spp. | 11 (6) | 0.45 ± 1.40 |
| Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans | 25 (14) | 0.11 ± 0.23 |
