The effect of oral care intervention on pneumonia hospitalization, Staphylococcus aureus distribution, and salivary bacterial concentration in Taiwan nursing home residents: a pilot study

BACKGROUND: Elevated Staphylococcus aureus and oral bacterial concentrations are known to correlate with pneumonia hospitalization in nursing home residents. However, the effects of a professional oral care intervention on these factors remain unclear. The aims of this quasi-experimental study were...

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Autores principales: Chiang, Tien-Cheng, Huang, Ming-Shyan, Lu, Po-Liang, Huang, Shun-Te, Lin, Ying-Chu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32460697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05061-z

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