Improved oral hygiene and Candida species colonization level in geriatric patients

Oral Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-169

  Grimoud, Anne Marie ^a,e   Lodter, J P ^a   Marty, N ^b   Andrieu, S ^c   Bocquet, H ^c   Linas, M D ^b   Rumeau, M ^d   Cazard, J C ^d  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

^e Service d'Odontologie   (France)

Author keywords

Candida spp.; Nurse training; Oral colonization; Oral hygiene programme; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DENTURE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 20144382359     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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