title: Polypharmacy is an independent risk factor for oropharyngeal isolation of gram-negative bacilli in older persons.
authors.forename: Caoilfhionn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Donoghue
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iversen
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duggan
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Seamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanning
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kyne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D019338:Polypharmacy; D012307:Risk Factors