Oral health and Candida carriage in socioeconomically disadvantaged US pregnant women

Abstract Background Despite the well-documented associations between poor maternal oral health and increased risk for adverse birth outcomes and dental caries in children after birth, prenatal oral health care is under-utilized, especially among the underserved population. In addition, oral Candida...

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Main Authors: Jin Xiao, Colleen Fogarty, Tong Tong Wu, Naemah Alkhers, Yan Zeng, Marie Thomas, Moustafa Youssef, Lin Wang, Lauren Cowen, Hossam Abdelsalam, Anna Nikitkova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2618-7