Candida albicans colonization of dental plaque in elderly dysphagic patients

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 342-345

  Aizen, Efraim ^a,d   Feldman, Paul A ^b   Madeb, Ralph ^b   Steinberg, Jordan ^b   Merlin, Steven ^c   Sabo, Edmond ^c   Perlov, Valery ^a,d   Srugo, Isaac ^b  

^a Fliman Geriatric Hospital   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Candida albicans; Dental plaque colonization; Dysphagia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; PERIODONTITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STOMATITIS; STROKE; THRUSH; TOOTH PLAQUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CANDIDIASIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REHABILITATION CENTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042572477     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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