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Oral Care Reduces Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICU Populations

Hideo Mori, Hiroyuki Hirasawa, Shigeto Oda, Hidetoshi Shiga, Kenichi Matsuda, Masataka Nakamura

Intensive Care Medicine · 2005 · 228 citations · 29 references

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Surfactant protein-A binds group B streptococcus enhancing phagocytosis and clearance from lungs of surfactant protein-A-deficient mice.

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Nosocomial Pneumonia in Patients Receiving Continuous Mechanical Ventilation: Prospective Analysis of 52 Episodes with Use of a Protected Specimen Brush and Quantitative Culture Techniques

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Oral Care Reduces Pneumonia in Older Patients in Nursing Homes

Takeyoshi Yoneyama, Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, Takashi Ohrui et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2002 · 789 citations · Full text

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