Enterococcus faecalis infection in root canals - host-derived or exogenous source?

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-115

  Vidana, R ^a   Sullivan, A ^b   Billstrom H ^c   Ahlquist, M ^a   Lund, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Origin; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Refractory endodontic infection; Root canal

Indexed keywords

CANALS; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PATIENT TREATMENT; REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

ENDODONTIC TREATMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXOGENOUS SOURCE; GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROFLORAE; ORIGIN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REFRACTORY ENDODONTIC INFECTION; ROOT CANALS;

BODY FLUIDS;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 78650975696     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02972.x     Document Type: Article

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