A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth

A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD === More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5 % of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five % of them are in developing countries. Oral colonization of Gramnegative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk factor for preterm delivery of low birth weight...

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Main Author: Claude, Bayingana
Other Authors: Africa, Charlene
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2014
Subjects:
Preterm birth
Periodontal disease
Cytokines
Pregnancy
Anaerobes
Immunoglobulins
Molecular
Periodontal pathogens
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2980

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