The association between oral bacteria, the cough reflex and pneumonia in patients with acute stroke and suspected dysphagia.
Sarah E PerryMaggie-Lee HuckabeeGeoffrey TompkinsTrudy J MilnePublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2019)
Acute stroke patients were at increased risk of colonisation from respiratory pathogens throughout their recovery. The presence of these pathogens in saliva at one month was associated with adverse respiratory events. Data support the development of protocols to explore risk factors and sequelae of microbiological changes in stroke.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- gram negative
- peritoneal dialysis
- atrial fibrillation
- electronic health record
- pulmonary embolism
- emergency department
- brain injury
- blood brain barrier
- patient reported
- cerebral ischemia
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- drug induced
- respiratory failure