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

• Главные авторы: Ignacio Bolivar (Автор), Katrine Whiteson (Автор), Benoît Stadelmann (Автор), Denise Baratti-Mayer (Автор), Yann Gizard (Автор), Andrea Mombelli (Автор), Didier Pittet (Автор), Jacques Schrenzel (Автор), Geneva Study Group on Noma (GESNOMA) (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...