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Role of pathogenic oral flora in postoperative pneumonia following brain surgery
BACKGROUND: Post-operative pulmonary infection often appears to result from aspiration of pathogens colonizing the oral cavity. It was hypothesized that impaired periodontal status and pathogenic oral bacteria significantly contribute to development of aspiration pneumonia following neurosurgical op...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709628/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19563632 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-104 |