Harboring Cnm-expressing Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity relates to both deep and lobar cerebral microbleeds.
Shuhei IkedaSatoshi SaitoSatoshi HosokiShuichi TonomuraYumi YamamotoHajime IkenouchiHiroyuki IshiyamaTomotaka TanakaYorito HattoriRobert P FriedlandRoxana O CarareNagato KuriyamaYusuke YakushijiHideo HaraMasatoshi KogaKazunori ToyodaRyota NomuraMisa TakegamiKazuhiko NakanoMasafumi IharaPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
Harboring Cnm-positive S. mutans was independently associated with a higher number of CMBs in deep and lobar locations. Reducing Cnm-positive S. mutans in the oral cavity may serve as a novel therapeutic approach for stroke.