Course of infection and case outcome in individuals diagnosed with microbial colonies morphologically consistent with Actinomyces species

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 613-618

  Rush, Jeri R ^a   Sulte, Heather R ^a   Cohen, Donald M ^a   Makkawy, Hany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLASSIFICATION; CURETTAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUND HEALING;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MAXILLARY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NEBRASKA; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036673619     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200208000-00013     Document Type: Article

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