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. 2025 Feb;53(2):277-278.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.07.017. Epub 2024 Aug 5.

Oral care in nonventilated hospitalized patients

Matthew B Crist  1 , Michele J Neuburger  2 , Shelley S Magill  3 , Kiran M Perkins  3
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Oral care in nonventilated hospitalized patients

Matthew B Crist et al. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Infection prevention; Nonventilator hospital–acquired pneumonia; Oral health.

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Conflicts of interest: None to report.

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