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Molecular analysis of oral bacteria in dental biofilm and atherosclerotic plaqu...
Fernandes, Clarissa Pessoa; Oliveira, Francisco Artur Forte; Silva, Paulo Goberlânio de Barros; Alves, Ana Paula Negreiros NunesBackground: Oral bacteria have been detected in atherosclerotic plaques at a variable frequency; however, the connection between oral health and vascular and oral bacterial profiles of patients with vascular disease is not clearly established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of oral bacterial DNA in the mouth and atherosclerotic plaques, in addition to assessing the patients’ caries and perio...
Occurrence of Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus infection in endoscopi...
Souza, Carolina Rosal Teixeira de; Oliveira, Kátia Soares de; Ferraz, Jefferson José Sodré; Leal, Mariana Ferreira; Calcagno, Danielle QueirozBackground: Helicobacter pylori (HP) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been associated with cancer development. We evaluated the prevalence of HP, HP CagA+ and EBV infection in gastric cancer (GC) samples from adults and in gastric tissues from patients who underwent upper endoscopy (UE). Methods: Samples from UE and GC were collected to investigate the presence of HP infection and the HP virulence factor CagA ...