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Bacterial Diversity in Oral Samples of Children in Niger with Acute Noma, Acute Necrotizing Gingivitis, and Healthy Controls

BACKGROUND: Noma is a gangrenous disease that leads to severe disfigurement of the face with high morbidity and mortality, but its etiology remains unknown. Young children in developing countries are almost exclusively affected. The purpose of the study was to record and compare bacterial diversity...

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Autores principales: Bolivar, Ignacio, Whiteson, Katrine, Stadelmann, Benoît, Baratti-Mayer, Denise, Gizard, Yann, Mombelli, Andrea, Pittet, Didier, Schrenzel, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22413030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001556