A review of the possible role of oral and dental colonization on the occurrence of health care-associated pneumonia: underappreciated risk and a call for interventions.
Garcia
Robert
R
The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11212, USA. rgarcia@brookdale.edu
D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control