Open AccessPathogenic oral bacteria in hospitalised patients with dysphagia: The silent epidemic
Author(s) -
Merryl Justine. Weimers,
Mershen Pillay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african journal of communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2225-4765
pISSN - 0379-8046
DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v68i1.798
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , oral hygiene , aspiration pneumonia , hygiene , swallowing , pneumonia , pathogenic bacteria , dentures , oral microbiology , dentistry , surgery , bacteria , pathology , biology , genetics
Aspiration pneumonia is a serious and fatal complication of dysphagia, secondary to the ingestion of bacteria-laden secretions. However, no studies have documented the oral hygiene features present in patients who present with dysphagia.