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Prevalence, phenotype and genotype of oral enterococci.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 2004
Sedgley C M, Lennan S L, Clewell D B
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This study investigated the prevalence, phenotype and genotype of oral enterococci. Enterococci were detected in oral rinse samples from 11% of 100 patients receiving endodontic treatment and 1% of 100 dental students with no history of endodontic treatment (P=0.0027). All enterococcal isolates were identified as Enterococcus faecalis. Viable counts ranged from 1 x 10 to 6 x 103 colony forming units per mL of...
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