title: The importance of mouth care in preventing infection.
abstract: Most patients can benefit from nurses taking an active interest in their oral hygiene. Gladys Xavier describes how effective mouth care can improve a patient's quality of life and prevent serious infections.
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authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xavier
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*