AGE AND PREVALENCE OF PORPHYROMONAS-GINGIVALIS IN CHILDREN

Authors
MCCLELLAN DL GRIFFEN AL LEYS EJ
Citation
Dl. Mcclellan et al., AGE AND PREVALENCE OF PORPHYROMONAS-GINGIVALIS IN CHILDREN, Journal of clinical microbiology, 34(8), 1996, pp. 2017-2019
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
34
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2017 - 2019
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1996)34:8<2017:AAPOPI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The acquisition of Porphyromonas gingivalis was examined in a cross-se ctional study of 198 subjects from 0 to 18 years of age using a PCR-ba sed assay. P. gingivalis was detected in the oral cavities of 37% of s ubjects and at similar frequencies among subjects of all ages. These d ata indicate that P. gingivalis may be acquired in the first days of l ife.