Oral candidosis–clinical challenges of a biofilm disease

R Rautemaa, G Ramage - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This review summarizes the impact of biofilms in oral candidosis with special emphasis on
medically compromised patients. The concept of oral candidosis as a mixed candidal …

[HTML][HTML] Oral infections and systemic disease—an emerging problem in medicine

R Rautemaa, A Lauhio, MP Cullinan… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The relationship between oral and general health has been increasingly recognised during
the past two decades. Several epidemiological studies have linked poor oral health with …

[HTML][HTML] Complement-resistance mechanisms of bacteria

R Rautemaa, S Meri - Microbes and Infection, 1999 - Elsevier
Despite more than a century of parallel research on bacteria and the complement system,
relatively little is known of the mechanisms whereby pathogenic bacteria can escape …

Bacterial aerosols in dental practice–a potential hospital infection problem?

R Rautemaa, A Nordberg, K Wuolijoki-Saaristo… - Journal of hospital …, 2006 - Elsevier
Aerosols containing microbes from the oral cavity of the patient are created when using
modern high-speed rotating instruments in restorative dentistry. How far these aerosols …

The cdr1B efflux transporter is associated with non-cyp51a-mediated itraconazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

MG Fraczek, M Bromley, A Buied… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Recent increases in triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus have been
attributed primarily to target site (cyp51A) mutations. A recent survey of resistant isolates in …

Acetaldehyde production from ethanol by oral streptococci

J Kurkivuori, V Salaspuro, P Kaihovaara, K Kari… - Oral oncology, 2007 - Elsevier
Alcohol is a well documented risk factor for upper digestive tract cancers. It has been shown
that acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol is carcinogenic. The role of microbes in the …

Candida yeasts in chronic periodontitis tissues and subgingival microbial biofilms in vivo

A Järvensivu, J Hietanen, R Rautemaa, T Sorsa… - Oral …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The frequency of Candida infection in periodontal tissues of chronic periodontitis (CP)
patients and the extent of candidal penetration into gingival tissues was studied. Tissue …

Oral and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma–a complication or component of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED, APS …

R Rautemaa, J Hietanen, S Niissalo, S Pirinen… - Oral oncology, 2007 - Elsevier
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is an
autosomal recessive disease exceptionally common in Finland. It is associated with a limited …

Analysis of systemic and local odontogenic infection complications requiring hospital care

L Seppänen, A Lauhio, C Lindqvist, R Suuronen… - Journal of Infection, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Analysis of systemic and local odontogenic infection complications requiring
hospital care. METHODS: All cases of odontogenic infections requiring hospital care, which …

Acetaldehyde production from ethanol and glucose by non-Candidaalbicans yeasts in vitro

MT Nieminen, J Uittamo, M Salaspuro, R Rautemaa - Oral oncology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Major environmental risk factors for upper digestive tract cancers are
tobacco smoking, alcohol intake and poor oral hygiene. They all result in increased …