Colonization of dental plaque by respiratory pathogens in dependent elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-124

  Sumi, Yasunori ^a   Miura, Hiroko ^b   Michiwaki, Yukihiro ^c   Nagaosa, Shuichiro ^d   Nagaya, Masahiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Tokyo Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Dental plaque; Dependent elderly; Oral care; Respiratory pathogens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROORGANISM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOUTH INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CUSPID; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTURES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845199392     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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