Professional oral care reduces influenza infection in elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Abe, Shu ^a   Ishihara, Kazuyuki ^a   Adachi, Mieko ^b   Sasaki, Hidetada ^c   Tanaka, Kouko ^d   Okuda, Katsuji ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Fuchu Health Center   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Institute of Community Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Influenza; Oral bacteria; Oral care; Respiratory tract infections; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

SIALIDASE; TRYPTASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33747178972     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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