Age-related acquisition of oral and nasopharyngeal yeast species and stability of colonization in young children

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 176-182

  Hannula, Johanna ^a,c   Saarela, M ^a   Jousimies Somer, H ^b   Takala, A ^b   Syrjanen R ^b   Kononen E ^b   Asikainen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

AP PCR; Candida albicans; Candida parapsilosis; Colonization; Infant; Nasopharyngeal; Oral; Vertical transmission; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ABACA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MYCOSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ECOSYSTEM; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; MOUTH; NASOPHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA;

EID: 0033151482     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140306.x     Document Type: Article

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