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Periodontal Tissue Disposition of Azithromycin in Patients Affected by Chronic Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases

Corrado Blandizzi, Tecla Malizia, Antonella Lupetti, Diego Pesce, Mario Gabriele, Maria Rita Giuca, Mario Campa, Mario Del Tacca, Sonia Senesi

Journal of Periodontology · 1999 · 71 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

The present results indicate a marked penetration of azithromycin into both normal and pathological periodontal tissues, suggesting that azithromycin represents a promising option in both adjunctive and prophylactic treatments of chronic inflammatory periodontal diseases.

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The Bacterial Etiology of Destructive Periodontal Disease: Current Concepts

S. S. Socransky, Anne D. Haffajee · Journal of Periodontology · 1992 · 1.2K citations

In vitro and in vivo uptake of azithromycin (CP-62,993) by phagocytic cells: possible mechanism of delivery and release at sites of infection

Ronald P. Gladue, G. Michael Bright, Richard E. Isaacson et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1989 · 476 citations

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<i>Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans</i> and <i>Bacteroides intermedius</i> in human periodontitis: age relationship and mutual association

Jørgen Slots, Diane Feik, Thomas E. Rams · Journal Of Clinical Periodontology · 1990 · 209 citations

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Intracellular accumulation of azithromycin by cultured human fibroblasts

Ronald P. Gladue, M. E. Snider · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1990 · 189 citations

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Microbial Composition and Pattern of Antibiotic Resistance in Subgingival Microbial Samples From Patients With Refractory Periodontitis

Max A. Listgarten, Chern‐Hsiung Lai, Virginia Young · Journal of Periodontology · 1993 · 136 citations