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Pathogenic bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in odontogenic facial cellulitis among Egyptian patients: A cross-sectional study.

Scientific reports · Maaty FANA, Moshy SE, Gramoun A, Abdelmoteleb M, Emara A, Bashir MH, Abbass MMS · 2026-08-06

Researchers identified bacterial species and antibiotic resistance patterns in samples from 44 Egyptian patients with odontogenic facial cellulitis, finding gram-positive cocci predominant and complete resistance to metronidazole, with some multidrug-resistant isolates potentially representing novel bacterial species.

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