Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 76-82 , 2010

Prevalence of periodontal bacteria in saliva of Kuwaiti children at different age groups

  • Vincent O. Rotimi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 1311, Kuwait. Tel.: +965 2498 6509; fax: +965 2533 2719.
    • ,
  • Nathanael O. Salako

      Affiliations

    • Department of Developmental and Preventive Science and Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait
    • ,
  • Mary Divia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
    • ,
  • Linda Asfour

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Kuwait
    • ,
  • Eija Kononen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Periodontology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Received 21 November 2009 ,Revised 17 February 2010 ,Accepted 20 February 2010.

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PII: S1876-0341(10)00019-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2010.02.002

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 76-82 , 2010

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