Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from dental plaques in healthy volunteers.
The presence of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) was looked for in dental plaques of 40 healthy volunteers by CLO test, culture and smear stained with Warthin-Starry stain. H pylori was found to be present in the dental plaques of all 40 volunteers. The dental plaque is an important reservoir of H pylori.
Majmudar
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Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay.
Shah
S M
SM
Dhunjibhoy
K R
KR
Desai
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HG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male