TY - T1 - The relationship between oral diseases and infectious complications in patients under dialysis SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/325947 T3 - A1 - Arenius, Ilona; Ruokonen, Hellevi; Ortiz, Fernanda; Furuholm, Jussi; Välimaa, Hannamari; Bostanci, Nagihan; Eskola, Maija; Heikkinen, Anna Maria; Meurman, Jukka H.; Sorsa, Timo; Nylund, Karita A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - Objectives Association was investigated between oral health before dialysis and the incidence of systemic infections during dialysis. We hypothesized that low-grade systemic inflammation caused by poor oral health associates with infectious episodes in patients on dialysis, despite earlier eradication of oral infection foci. Subjects and methods A total of 117 patients (46 with peritoneal and 71 with hemodialysis) were examined and treated at predialysis stage and followed up during dialysis. Nu... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - biomarkers; dialysis; infection; periodontitis; saliva; PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEINS; VASCULAR ACCESS INFECTIONS; KIDNEY-DISEASE; RENAL-DISEASE; HEALTH; PREDIALYSIS; BACTERIA; BURDEN; RISK; 313 Dentistry; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -