TABLE 1.
Distribution of cultivable and uncultured oral treponemes in RPP patients
| Oligonucleotide probe group and probe | % Positive patientsa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Deep periodontal pockets (n = 53) | Control sites (n = 44) | |
| Group-specific probes | ||
| TRE I | 100.0 | 34.1 |
| TRE II | 86.8 | 15.9 |
| TRE III | 49.1 | 6.8 |
| TRE IV | 100.0 | 47.7 |
| TRE V | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| TRE VI | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| TRE VII | 39.6 | 2.3 |
| Species-specific probes | ||
| TVIN | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| TDEN | 62.3 | 4.5 |
| TMAL | 66.0 | 9.1 |
| TSOC | 96.2 | 20.5 |
| TPEC | 0.0 | 0.0 |
a
At least one positive site, as analyzed by dot blot hybridization.