All publications of “Thiago Lima Pereira”
1 resultsStreptococcus mutans detection in saliva and colostrum samples
Camilla Beatriz da Silva
, Marcelly Milhomem Mendes
, Bárbara Rocha Rodrigues
, Thiago Lima Pereira
, Denise Bertulucci Rocha Rodrigues
, Virmondes Rodrigues Junior
, [...]
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AO4515
ABSTRACT Objective To detect Streptococcus mutans in colostrum and saliva of neonates and compare with its detection in saliva of mothers. Methods Forty-three healthy women, full-term gestations with no complications, submitted to elective Cesarean section, and their newborns were included in the study. Samples were investigated by polymerase chain reaction to detect S. mutans in genetic material from the samples. Results Approximately 16% of colostrum samples showed S. mutans , but not correlated with the presence of the bacteria in […]