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Streptococcus mutans detection in saliva and colostrum samples.

Camilla Beatriz da SilvaMarcelly Milhomem MendesBárbara Rocha RodriguesThiago Lima PereiraDenise Bertulucci Rocha RodriguesVirmondes Rodrigues JúniorVirginia Paes Leme FerrianiVinícius Rangel Geraldo MartinsRuchele Dias Nogueira
Published in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)
Although maternal saliva may present S. mutans , few samples of colostrum present the bacteria. The presence of bacteria in neonate saliva may be related to contact before birth. Dental treatment and hygiene habits seem to influence the detection of S. mutans in samples of maternal saliva and colostrum.
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