Aspiration pneumonia: With special reference to pathological and epidemiological aspects, a review of the literature

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Kayo Kuyama (مؤلف), Yan Sun (مؤلف), Hirotsugu Yamamoto (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Elsevier, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Silent aspiration plays an important role in the pathogenesis of bacterial pneumonia in the elderly. Defense of the airway is impaired in the elderly by alteration in respiratory mechanics; decreased mucociliary clearance and immunosenescence. And, the number of microorganisms in the oral cavity of...