The clinical relevance of microbiologic testing. Part 2: A comparative analysis of microbiologic samples secured simultaneously from the same sites and cultured in the same laboratory

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-127

  Salkin, Leslie M ^a   Freedman, Arnold L ^b   Mellado, Jose R ^b   Stein, Marc D ^b   Schneider, Daniel B ^b   Butler, Lawrence ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCURACY; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES FORSYTHUS; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SAMPLE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, DENTAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0038044514     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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