Oral colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in home health care participants and their association with oral and systemic status.

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARBs) are serious global threat because they make it difficult to treat infections with antibiotics. Recently, it has been demonstrated that ARBs are isolated from the oral cavities of elderly individuals in long-term care facilities. Because oral ARBs can cause systemic diseases such as bacteraemia and aspiration pneumonia, more attention must be given to protect the overall health of elderly people. To understand the prevalence of oral ARBs, more studies are needed in addition to previous studies. In this study, we investigated oral ARBs in elderly people receiving home health care (HHC) who had different lifestyles as residents in long-term care facilities. Among 98 HHC participants, Staphylococcus aureus, including 8 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MR

SUBMITTER: Nishihama S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832749 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature