Identification of periodontal pathogens in atheromatous plaques

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1554-1560

  Haraszthy, V I ^a   Zambon, J J ^a   Trevisan, M ^b   Zeid, M ^b   Genco, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b State University of New York ^*

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis etiology; Bacteremia complications; Cerebrovascular disorders etiology; Coronary disease etiology; Periodontal diseases pathology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034305658     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2000.71.10.1554     Document Type: Article

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