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Influence of Periodontitis in the Development of Nosocomial Pneumonia: A Case Control Study

DOI

64

Citations

22

References

2013

Year

Isaac Suzart Gomes‐Filho, Thaís Feitosa Leitão de Oliveira, Simone Seixas da Cruz, Johelle de Santana Passos‐Soares, Soraya Castro Trindade, Michelle Teixeira Oliveira, Adelmir Souza‐Machado, Álvaro A. Cruz, Maurício L. Barreto, G. J. Seymour
Journal of Periodontology

Abstract

These findings suggest that periodontal infection may influence the development of NP, highlighting that periodontitis is a factor positively associated with this respiratory tract infection.

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