Detection of pathogens from periodontal lesions

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 723-728

  de João Malheiros, Veruska ^a   Avila Campos, Mario Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. actinomycetemcomitans; Diagnosis; F. nucleatum; PCR; Periodontal disease; Periodontopathogens

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 11344275825     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102004000500016     Document Type: Article

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