Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery
ISSN 1829-006X
2025; 5–9
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CHARACTERIZATION OF CARIOGENIC BACTERIA AND THEIR RESISTANCE PROFILES IN AN OBESE IRAQI POPULATION

Mohammed Ihsan Abed Chabuk*, Sura Jabuk, Anmar Al-Maamor, Raflaa Hussian

Al-Zahrawy University, College of Dentistry Iraq · Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq · Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq.

Received: 2026-04-10 · Published: 2025-12-21

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Original title
CHARACTERIZATION OF CARIOGENIC BACTERIA AND THEIR RESISTANCE PROFILES IN AN OBESE IRAQI POPULATION
Authors
Mohammed Ihsan Abed Chabuk, Sura Jabuk, Anmar Al-Maamor, Raflaa Hussian
Source journal
Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published
2025-12-21
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Original
https://doi.org/10.58240/1829006X-2025.21.12-5

Abstract

Background: Obesity is a common yet neglected public health issue worldwide. Oral health, an essential component of overall health and well-being, overlaps with risk factors for obesity, including poor eating habits. This study aimed to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolated from tooth decay in obese patients. Materials and methods: Sixty specimens were collected randomly from the mouths and teeth of obese patients in the Babylon Governorate, Iraq. The colony size, shape, color, edge, and transparency were examined to determine the morphological and cultural parameters of each bacterial isolate. Antibiotic susceptibility was assessed using 9 types of antibiotics. Results: The results showed that the rate of positive specimens was 37 (56.06%), and the negative rate was 29 (43.93%) for the total of 66 specimens. The number of positive male specimens was 35(58.33%), more than that of the females, 25 (41.66%). The dominant bacterial isolates were Staphylococcus aureus (19), Klebsiella pneumonia (13), Candida spp. (10), Staphylococcus epidermidis (8), Streptococcus sp., and Escherichia coli (5), Bacillus cereus (5), Pseudomonas sp. (3), Proteus mirabilis (2). Conclusion: the study concludes that S. aureus was resistant to Clindamycin and Ceftaroline 19(100%), then Erythromycin 15 (78.94%), Gentamycin 14(73.68%), Ofloxacin 9 (47.36%), Rifampin 7(36.84%), Tetracycline 3(15.78%), and Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin (0 %). K. pneumoniae was highly resistant to Penicillin and Ciprofloxacin 13(100%), levofloxacin 9 (53.84%), Gentamycin and Nitrofurantoin 7 (23.7%), Rifampin and Tetracycline 3 (23.07%), and Imipenem and Meropenem (0%).
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