Mycobacterial and Plasmodium ovale‐associated destruction of the jaw bones

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Xianrui Yang · Harvard University

Adam Yongxin Ye · Harvard University

Negin Katebi · Harvard University

Vladimir Volloch · Harvard University

Shelley M. Khullar · Harvard University

Vinod Patel · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Bjørn R. Olsen ·

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The data obtained provide direct evidence to support the conclusion that combinations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Plasmodium ovale wallikeri, and other oral bacteria are involved in this particular type of mandibular destruction in West African individuals of many ages.

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Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research

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Published in: Oral Diseases

Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 452-468

DOI: 10.1111/odi.13756

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Mycobacterial and Plasmodium ovale‐associated destruction of the jaw bones

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