Proton pump inhibitor medication is associated with colonisation of gut flora in the oropharynx.

Anna TranbergH R ThorarinsdottirA HolmbergU SchöttB Klarin

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2018)

This study indicates that abnormal oropharyngeal flora is an early and frequent event in hospitalised patients and more so in the critically ill, compared to controls. Proton pump inhibitor medication is associated with colonisation of gut flora in the oropharynx.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
healthcare
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
adverse drug
prognostic factors
patient reported
community acquired pneumonia