Abstract
A 4-year longitudinal study of the oral prevalence of enteric gram-negative rods and yeasts in 116 Chinese primary school children in Hong Kong was conducted. The oral prevalence of enteric gram-negative rods for each consecutive year was 25.3%, 37.0%, 24.0% and 25.8% respectively, with a weighted mean of 27.9%. Enterobacteriaceae, which comprised 57% of all enteric gram-negative rods, were more common in children with no caries experience. The oral prevalence of yeasts for each consecutive year was 7.7%, 12.0%, 14.4% and 15.5% respectively, with a weighted mean of 12.5%. Candida albicans comprised 84% of all yeasts isolated. Oral yeast carriage was significantly associated with caries prevalence. While the oral prevalence of enteric gram-negative rods in primary school children in Hong Kong may be higher than in other parts of the world, repeated isolation of either enteric gram-negative rods or Candida spp. from individual children over the 4-year study period was rare, suggesting that carriage of these organisms is transient.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 183-188 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Oral Microbiology and Immunology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jun 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Children
- Enteric gram-negative rod
- Longitudinal
- Oral prevalence
- Yeast
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Dentistry(all)
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A 4-year longitudinal study of the oral prevalence of enteric gram-negative rods and yeasts in Chinese children. / Sedgley, Christine; Samaranayake, L. P.; Chan, J. C Y; Wei, S. H Y.
In: Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Vol. 12, No. 3, 06.1997, p. 183-188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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