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Correlation between infections with different genotypes of human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in subgingival samples and periodontal status of patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Wu Yan-Min, Yan Jie, Ojcius David M, Chen Li-Li, Gu Zhi-Yuan, Pan Jian-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence indicates that herpesviruses may be putative pathogens in various types of periodontal diseases. The present study was performed to examine infections with different genotypes of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in subgingival samples from a Chinese population and to analyze the correlation with periodontal status. A nested PCR assay was used to identify the presence...
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