High prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from oropharyngeal biofilm in patients with cerebrovascular infarction and dysphagia

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 237-238

  Hirota, Katsuhiko ^a   Yoneyama, Takeyoshi ^b   Sakamoto, Mayumi ^c   Miyamoto, Hiroshi ^c   Kurihara, Masanori ^c   Kayama, Shizuo ^a   Murakami, Keiji ^a   Yumoto, Hiromichi ^a   Matsuo, Takashi ^a   Miyake, Yoichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Yoneyama Dental Clinic   (Japan)

^c Chikamori Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BRAIN INFARCTION; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OROPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77954756701     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-0240     Document Type: Letter

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