Prevention of aspiration pneumonia (AP) with oral care

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  Tada, Akio ^a   Miura, Hiroko ^b  

^a HYOGO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Elderly patient; Elimination of respiratory pathogens; Oral care; Swallowing training

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA; CLEANING; COUGH REFLEX; DENTIST; DYSPHAGIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG MYCOSIS; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MECHANICAL CLEANING; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NURSING HOME; ORAL DECONTAMINATION; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SALIVATION; SWALLOWING; SWALLOWING TRAINING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; SALIVA;

EID: 84861191698     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.06.029     Document Type: Article

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