Antimicrobial efficacy of Kerr pulp canal sealer (EWT) in combination with 10% amoxicillin on : A confocal laser scanning microscopic study.

Sealers with antimicrobial properties play an important role in endodontic therapy success especially against infection found in failed root canal therapy. Addition of antibiotic agents to endodontic sealers may show significant increase in their antibacterial properties both against anaerobic and aerobic microbes. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate antimicrobial efficacy of Kerr pulp canal sealer (EWT) in combination with 10% amoxicillin against and post-root canal treatment viability of on the first and seventh day.

Approach to Carbapenemase Detection in in Routine Diagnostic Laboratories.

Introduction: Resistance to Carbapenems in may be due to Carbapenem hydrolysing enzymes. Accurate detection of carbapenemase must be done for patient treatment and epidemiological purposes.

Aim: To detect carbapenemase production by performing Modified Hodge Test (MHT), Combined Disk Test (CDT) for Metallo-β-Lactamases (MBL) and PCR for bla gene, to evaluate the performance of MHT using MacConkey Agar (MCA) and to access the value of MHT for carbapenemase detection.