Posts Tagged ‘meningitis’
Link between Poor Oral Hygiene and Meningitis
Poor oral hygiene has been linked to many serious health conditions, such as diabetes, strokes and heart disease, but now new studies have found a connection between oral health and meningitis. The study, featured in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, has found a connection between frequently occurring oral bacteria and the bacteria […]
Brushing and Flossing Help to Reduce the Risk of Meningitis
Researchers have identified a link between oral bacteria and meningitis, it has been revealed. Researchers in Zurich identified a strain of bacteria commonly found in the mouth, called Streptococcus tigurinis, in patients with meningitis. The bacterium was also identified in patients with a heart condition known as endocarditis and spondylodiscitis, an inflammatory condition affecting the […]
