Transmission of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans between Brazilian women with severe chronic periodontitis and their children

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-224

  Rêgo, Rodrigo Otávio Citó César ^a   Spolidorio, Denise Madalena Palomari ^b   Salvador, Sérgio Luiz de Souza ^c   Cirelli, Joni Augusto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Families; Microbiology; Periodontal diseases; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE;

EID: 61849085841     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402007000300008     Document Type: Article

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