Bacterial diversity in oral samples of children in niger with acute noma, acute necrotizing gingivitis, and healthy controls.

• Main Authors: Ignacio Bolivar (Author), Katrine Whiteson (Author), Benoît Stadelmann (Author), Denise Baratti-Mayer (Author), Yann Gizard (Author), Andrea Mombelli (Author), Didier Pittet (Author), Jacques Schrenzel (Author), Geneva Study Group on Noma (GESNOMA) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>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 b...