Antibiotics prescribed by dentists can allow the growth of a serious and potentially deadly bacteria that causes severe diarrhoea, a study warns.<\/p>\n
Antibiotics kill bad and good bacteria in the gastrointestinal (GI) system.<\/p>\n
Wiping out the protective bacteria can allow the growth of Clostridium difficile (C diff) bacteria, leading to severe and potentially deadly diarrhoea.<\/p>\n
C diff can occur after just one dose of antibiotics and is one of the top three most urgent antibiotic-resistant threats identified by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n
Researchers from Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in the US interviewed 1,626 people with community-associated C diff between 2009 and 2015.<\/p>\n
Of those, 926 (57 per cent) reported they had been prescribed antibiotics, 136 (15 per cent) of those for dental procedures.<\/p>\n
The study found that patients who were prescribed antibiotics for dental procedures tended to be older and more likely to receive clindamycin, an antibiotic that is associated with C diff infection.<\/p>\n
Of those who had received antibiotics for a dental procedure, 34 per cent had no mention of antibiotics in their medical charts, illustrating the disconnect between dental and medical care, researchers said.<\/p>\n
“Research has shown that reducing outpatient antibiotic prescribing by 10 per cent could decrease C diff rates outside of hospitals by 17 per cent,” said Stacy Holzbauer from MDH.<\/p>\n
“Limiting the use of inappropriate antibiotics in dentistry could also have a profound impact,” said Holzbauer.<\/p>\n
Dentists have been overlooked as a source of antibiotic prescribing, which can potentially delay treatment when doctors are trying to determine what is causing a patient’s illness, researchers said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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