title: Prevalence of Eikenella corrodens in dental plaque.
abstract: The prevalence of Eikenella corrodens in dental plaque and saliva samples of 282 volunteers was determined by a semiquantitative method with a selective medium. E. corrodens was recovered in 58.9% of plaque samples and 0.3% of saliva samples. This prevalence rate was not significantly altered (P greater than 0.05) by variables of sex, race, smoking habits, clinic attended by the patient, general health status, or age; however, patients 7 to 14 years old had a significantly higher prevalence rate (90.5%; P less than 0.05). E. corrodens should be considered as a potential pathogen in infections associated with and wounds inoculated by the human gingival flora.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors