The association between oral health status and respiratory pathogen colonization with pneumonia risk in institutionalized adults.

Catherine Hsu Ling HongM M AungK KanagasabaiC A LimS LiangK S Tan

Published in: International journal of dental hygiene (2017)

The calculus amount and tongue colonization with respiratory pathogens are risk factors for pneumonia development. Oral hygiene measures to remove tongue biofilm and calculus may reduce pneumonia development.

Keyphrases

oral health
candida albicans
staphylococcus aureus
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
respiratory tract
escherichia coli
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation