The Fidelity of Initial Acquisition of Mutans Streptococci by Infants from Their Mothers

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 681-685

  Li, Y ^a   Caufield, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

acquisition; DNA fingerprinting; fidelity; mother and infant; mutans streptococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029247169     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345950740020901     Document Type: Article

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