Relationship between oral fungal infection in institutionalized elderly adults and their systemic health

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22792121
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social dentistry
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	TOMIOKA Mikiko 九州大学, 歯学研究院, 研究員 (70546473)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords	真菌 / Internal transcribed region / 高齢者 / 口腔フローラ / Length Heterogeneity PCR法 / Candida albicans / 舌苔 / 要介護高齢者 / ITS領域 / 口腔真菌
Research Abstract	This investigation examined oral fungal diversity of 291 institutionalized elderly adults, and revealed that the oral cavity of the elderly is inhabited by a diverse array of fungi not limited to typical Candida species. The subjects with oral fungal overgrowth other than C. albicans had an increased risk of fever, suggesting that the diversity in distribution is associated with health status in the elderly.

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