Recovery of Enterococcus faecalis in root canal lumen of patients with primary and secondary endodontic lesions

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Pirani, Chiara ^a   Bertacci, Angelica ^a   Cavrini, Francesca ^c   Foschi, Federico ^a   Acquaviva, Giovanni Luca ^a   Prati, Carlo ^a   Sambri, Vittorio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Centro di Riferimento Regionale Emilia Romagna Per le Emergenze Microbiologiche (CRREM)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Endodontic lesion; Enterococcus faecalis; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULPITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH; TOOTH PULP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULPITIS; TOOTH;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 46649083854     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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