Helicobacter pylori transiently in the mouth may participate in the transmission of infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-660

  Silva, Denise G ^a,b   Tinoco, Eduardo M B ^a,b   Rocha, Gifone A ^c   Rocha, Andreia Maria Camargos ^c   Guerra, Juliana B ^c   Saraiva, Ivan E B ^c   Queiroz, Dulciene M M ^c  

^a Inst Ciencias Exatas e da Natureza   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; H. pylori; Oral cavity; Saliva; Transmission; vacA

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; WOLINELLA;

EID: 77957235959     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000500009     Document Type: Article

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