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Molecular identification of an Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis antigen efaA in root canals of therapy-resistant

Thomas Preethee1, Deivanayagam Kandaswamy, Rosaline Hannah

  • 1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Journal of Conservative Dentistry : JCD
|November 1, 2012
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Keywords:
Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis antigeninfective endocarditispolymerase chain reaction

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