High prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from oropharyngeal biofilm in patients with cerebrovascular infarction and dysphagia.

Authors :: Hirota K
Yoneyama T
Sakamoto M
Miyamoto H
Kurihara M
Kayama S
Murakami K
Yumoto H
Matsuo T
Miyake Y
Source :: Chest [Chest] 2010 Jul; Vol. 138 (1), pp. 237-8.
Publication Year :: 2010

Subjects :: Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Pneumonia, Aspiration microbiology
Prevalence
Pseudomonas Infections microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth & development
Biofilms growth & development
Cerebral Infarction complications
Deglutition Disorders complications
Oropharynx microbiology
Pneumonia, Aspiration epidemiology
Pseudomonas Infections epidemiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolation & purification

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