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Nosocomial pneumonia and oral health.
- Source :
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Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry [Spec Care Dentist] 2005 Jul-Aug; Vol. 25 (4), pp. 179-87. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- This article will critically review the evidence linking pneumonia to the aspiration of microbe-laden oropharyngeal secretions and tie that to the predisposition for these processes to affect dependent, medically compromised individuals. The goal of this review is to alert the reader to the role that oral disease and oral health play in fostering and preventing, respectively, widespread and potentially fatal pulmonary disease among high-risk individuals.
- Subjects :
- Cross Infection prevention & control
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Mouth Diseases microbiology
Oral Hygiene
Pneumonia, Bacterial immunology
Pneumonia, Bacterial microbiology
Cross Infection etiology
Cross Infection transmission
Dental Plaque microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections transmission
Pneumonia, Bacterial transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0275-1879
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16295222
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2005.tb01647.x