The Cpn burden, measured by real-time quantitative (k)-PCR using the number of organisms normalized against the number of eukaryotic cells in the tissue, was associated with plaque expression of IL-6 (Spearman R=0.55; P<0.0001), which was associated with serum levels of IL-6 (R=0.56; P<0.0001) and CRP (R=0.80; P<0.0001).
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Dental Plaque