To analyze the risk factors and nursing experience in severe asthma patients with oral cavity fungal infection.

Total of 106 severe asthma patients with oral fungal infection collected from our hospital from January 2008 to January 2015 were taken as experimental group. While 72 severe asthma patients without oral fungal infection collected from our hospital were taken as control group. The age, sex, course of disease, period of stay-in-hospital and application of breathing machine, invasive operation, long-term application of glucocorticoid hormones and antibiotics, the basic diseases between the two groups were compared, respectivly, and then corresponding nursing measures were carried out.

The age and gender of the two groups were with no significant difference. The course of disease, days of stay-in-hospital and application of breathing machine of experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group (t = 6.471, 3.492 and 6.471; P = 0.004, 0.041 and 0.002). Patients who accepted invasive operation, long-term application of glucocorticoid hormones and antibiotics, and with the basic diseases (such as diabetes mellitus, hepatic function insufficiency and heart disease) were significantly more than those of the control group (t = 3.498, 8.735, 3.498, 8.735, 6.827 and 9.403; P = 0.032, 0.040, 0.001, 0.038, 0.006, 0.002 and 0.027). After corresponding nursing measures, among the 106 patients of experimental group, 97 (91.51%) patients were cured, 6 patients (5.66%) were worse, 3 patients (2.83%) died of multiple organ failure. Among the 72 patients in the control group, 11 (15.23%) patients were infected with oral cavity fungal, 1 patient (1.39%) died.

The risk factors of severe asthma patients with oral cavity fungal infection were numerous, correct oral care could effectively cure and prevent oral cavity fungal infection.