PMID- 31364777 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200702 LR - 20200702 IS - 1943-3670 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3492 (Linking) VI - 91 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Jan TI - Poor oral hygiene is associated with the detection of obligate anaerobes in pneumonia. PG - 65-73 LID - 10.1002/JPER.19-0043 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Oral cavity is a reservoir of various respiratory pathogens, and poor oral hygiene is associated with an increase in anaerobic bacteria in oral cavity. In addition, it positively relates higher risk of developing pneumonia and increased pneumonia-related mortality. However, the association between poor oral hygiene and increase in obligate anaerobes in the lungs of pneumonia patients is unclear. METHODS: A total of 39 patients with pneumonia in whom bronchoscopic examination and oral hygiene evaluation were performed were prospectively enrolled. The microbiota of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) directly obtained from the pneumonia lesion was analysed by the clone library analysis. In addition, oral hygiene evaluations were performed using oral hygiene index (OHI), tongue coating score, oral dryness, and community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN). The association between the detection of oral streptococci and obligate anaerobes and oral hygiene status was evaluated. RESULTS: Using the clone library analysis of BALF, the phylotypes of oral streptococci and obligate anaerobes were detected in 31 (79.5%) and 26 (66.7%) patients, respectively. Increased oral dryness, OHI, and CPITN, but not the tongue coating score, significantly correlated with higher rate of detection of obligate anaerobes, although no significant associations between the detection of oral streptococci in the lungs and each oral hygiene evaluation were observed. Significantly higher number of obligate anaerobes were detected in the lungs in patients with total oral hygiene score of >/= 5 (P = 0.008). CONCLUSION: Poor oral hygiene is associated with increased obligate anaerobes in the lungs of patients with pneumonia. CI - (c) 2019 American Academy of Periodontology. FAU - Hata, Ryosuke AU - Hata R AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Noguchi, Shingo AU - Noguchi S AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Kawanami, Toshinori AU - Kawanami T AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Yamasaki, Kei AU - Yamasaki K AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Akata, Kentaro AU - Akata K AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Ikegami, Hiroaki AU - Ikegami H AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Fukuda, Kazumasa AU - Fukuda K AD - Department of Microbiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Hirashima, Soichi AU - Hirashima S AD - Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Miyawaki, Akihiko AU - Miyawaki A AD - Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Fujino, Yoshihisa AU - Fujino Y AD - Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Oya, Ryoichi AU - Oya R AD - Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Yatera, Kazuhiro AU - Yatera K AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Mukae, Hiroshi AU - Mukae H AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Unit of Translational Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191021 PL - United States TA - J Periodontol JT - Journal of periodontology JID - 8000345 SB - IM MH - *Bacteria, Anaerobic MH - Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid MH - Humans MH - Oral Hygiene MH - Oral Hygiene Index MH - *Pneumonia MH - Streptococcus OTO - NOTNLM OT - 16S ribosomal RNA OT - community periodontal index of treatment needs OT - hyposalivation OT - oral hygiene index OT - tongue disease EDAT- 2019/08/01 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/03 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/01 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/06/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/01 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/JPER.19-0043 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Periodontol. 2020 Jan;91(1):65-73. doi: 10.1002/JPER.19-0043. Epub 2019 Oct 21.