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

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 374
• Main Authors: Chiang, Tien-Cheng, Huang, Ming-Shyan, Lu, Po-Liang, Huang, Shun-Te, Lin, Ying-Chu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Bacteria; Data collection; Dental care; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Dysphagia; Gingival index; Infectious diseases; Intervention; Ionization; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Medical records; Nosocomial infections; Nurses; Nursing home patients; Nursing homes; Older people; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Pathogens; Plaque index; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction; Population; Questionnaires; Researchers; Saliva; Sputum; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus infections; Staphylococcus infections; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Streptococcus infections; Studies; Taiwan; United States > US; Nursing homes; Pneumonia; Dental care; Saliva; Oral health; Staphylococcus aureus

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 to compare b...