Which of the following antibiotics is combined with amoxicillin in the treatment of localized aggressive periodontitis?
a. penicillin V
b. clarithromycin
c. erythromycin
d. metronidazole
d. Metronidazole is used in the treatment of necrotizing gingivitis (NUG). Metronidazole in combination with amoxicillin or Augmentin may be effective against refractory and aggressive forms of periodontitis associated with A. actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis infection. (Note: new name for Aa is Aggregatibacter acinomycetemcomitans)
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