Oral health care for the critically ill: a narrative review

BACKGROUND: The link between oral bacteria and respiratory infections is well documented. Dental plaque has the potential to be colonized by respiratory pathogens and this, together with microaspiration of oral bacteria, can lead to pneumonia particularly in the elderly and critically ill. The provi...

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Autores principales: Winning, Lewis, Lundy, Fionnuala T., Blackwood, Bronagh, McAuley, Daniel F., El Karim, Ikhlas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34598718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03765-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34598718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03765-5

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