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Article: Oral Care in Nursing Homes Reduces Pneumonia.
- Article from:
- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- July 15, 2002
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Oral Care in Nursing Homes Reduces Pneumonia
Abstract & Commentary
Synopsis: With oral brushing after every meal and weekly dental care, elderly nursing home residents had half as many febrile days and one third as many pneumonias, a difference that persisted whether they needed help with feeding.
Source: Yoneyama T, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002;50: 430-433.
Eleven nursing homes in Japan were used for this 2-year study, enrolling 417 residents with a mean age of 82 years. Only residents who were without acute disorders for the preceding 3 months were selected, and no subjects had any pre-existing pulmonary disease or required feeding ...