Serum IgG titers to periodontal pathogens predict 3-month outcome in ischemic stroke patients.

Several cohort studies have shown that periodontal disease is associated with an increased risk for stroke. However, it remains unclear whether serum antibody titers for a specific periodontal pathogen are associated with outcome after ischemic stroke, and which kinds of pathogens are associated wit...

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Main Authors: Shiro Aoki, Naohisa Hosomi, Hiromi Nishi, Masahiro Nakamori, Tomohisa Nezu, Yuji Shiga, Naoto Kinoshita, Hiroki Ueno, Kenichi Ishikawa, Eiji Imamura, Tomoaki Shintani, Hiroki Ohge, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi, Hidemi Kurihara, Hirofumi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237185