Novel preventive and therapuetic strategy for post-stroke pneumonia

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1187-1200

  Teramoto, Shinji ^a  

^a TOKYO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Dysphagia; Elderly; Pharmacological approach; Stroke; Swallowing function

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CILOSTAZOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; MOSAPRIDE CITRATE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE; SUBSTANCE P; SULTAMICILLIN;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; SWALLOWING;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 70349329843     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.72     Document Type: Review

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