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. 2021 Mar;21(1):101533.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2021.101533. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

Professional Dental Care May Reduce the Incidence of Non--ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Hospitals and Chronic Care Settings

Niamh Kelly, Ikhlas El Karim
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Professional Dental Care May Reduce the Incidence of Non--ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Hospitals and Chronic Care Settings

Niamh Kelly et al. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Enhanced oral hygiene interventions as a risk mitigation strategy for the prevention of non-ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Satheeshkumar PS, Papatheodorou S, Sonis S. Br Dent J. 2020 Apr; 228(8):615-622. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1452-7. PMID: 32332964; PMCID: PMC7223037.

Source of funding: The study was funded by an unrestricted grant from Sunstar to Primary Endpoint Solutions. The authors have no actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Type of study/design: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Keywords: Non–ventilator-associated pneumonia; Oral care interventions; Oral hygiene; Ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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