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[Study on the horizontal transmission of oral Streptococcus mutans in children].
Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology - 1 Oct 2005
Zhou Jing, Shang Ran, Ling Jun-qi, Zhou Xue-dong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To find out horizontal transmission of oral Streptococcus mutas (S. mutans) in nursery children through analyzing the similarity of S. mutans genotypes. METHODS: The study group included 24 nursery children between 3 and 4 years of age. Dental plaque samples were collected with sterile toothpick and cultured on MSB plates for 48 h. Individual Streptococcus mutans group colonies representative of the...
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