Screening and Assessment of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Periodontopathic Bacteria in Peruvian Patients with Periodontitis: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis (Author), Leslie Casas Apayco (Author), Carmen Tinco Valdez (Author), María del Carmen De Lama-Odría (Author), Claudia Weilg (Author), Fernando Mazulis (Author), Wilmer Gianfranco Silva-Caso (Author), Juana Mercedes Del Valle-Mendoza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Severe periodontal disease is highly prevalent worldwide, affecting 20% of the population between the ages of 35 and 44 years. The etiological epidemiology in Peru is scarce, even though some studies describe a prevalence of 48.5% of periodontal disease in the general population. Periodo...