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See Latest ArticlesRole of pathogenic oral flora in postoperative pneumonia following brain surgery
BMC Infectious Diseases, 07/01/09
Bagyi K et al. - Presence of multiple periodontal diseases and pathogenic bacteria in the saliva are important predisposing factors of postoperative aspiration pneumonia in patients after brain surgery. The low penetration rate of cefazolin into the saliva indicates that its prophylactic administration may not be sufficient to prevent postoperative aspiration pneumonia.
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