The incidence of oral Gram-negative bacteria in patients with Parkinson's disease

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 484-487

  Gosney, Margot ^a   Punekar, Shuja ^a   Playfer, Jeremy R ^a   Bilsborrow, Patricia K ^a   Martin, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Bacterial overgrowth; Dysphagia; Oromuscular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; PERGOLIDE; SEGLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH FLORA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEUS; SERRATIA;

EID: 1142297589     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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