Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia

Figure 2

Time course of body temperature (BT) and C-reactive protein (CRP). BT and CRP are indicated by red closed circles and a solid line and blue closed circles and a solid line, respectively. Detection of bacteria by sputum culture, administration of acetaminophen (APAP), and professional oral health care intervention are indicated by black, purple, and red arrows, respectively. Treatment durations of tazobactam/piperacillin (TAZ/PIPC) and garenoxacin (GNRX) are indicated by solid bars. Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) scores, assessed by the patient’s oral condition at each timepoint, are indicated by red colored and red underlined text in the upper part of the figure.