The effect of antibiotics and endodontic antimicrobials on the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 510-513

  Fouad, Ashraf F ^a,b   Barry, Jody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobials; E. faecalis; Endodontic infections; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244490655     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000152899.54247.4e     Document Type: Article

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