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Bioluminescence and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by oral biofilm in ICU during COVID-19 -Is there a possible relationship?

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been claiming many lives in the intensive care unit (ICU) during COVID-19. Oral biofilm and bacterial contamination that can be passed on from the oral cavity to the lungs during endotracheal intubation has been found to be the main culprit. Bioluminescence-...

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Autores principales: Joseph, Betsy, Steier, Liviu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8721922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35002024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110760