Nursing home-associated pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: the contribution of dental biofilms and periodontal inflammation.

Raghavendran, Krishnan

Nursing home-associated pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: the contribution of dental biofilms and periodontal inflammation. [electronic resource] - Periodontology 2000 2007 - 164-77 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review

0906-6713

10.1111/j.1600-0757.2006.00206.x doi


Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Bacteria--classification
Biofilms
Cross Infection--microbiology
Dental Care
Hospitals
Humans
Mouth--microbiology
Nursing Homes
Periodontitis--microbiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial--microbiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated--microbiology
Risk Factors