National history of dental plaque accumulation in mechanically ventilated adults: A descriptive correlational study. Intensive & critical care nursing, Dec 2011, Vol. 27(6), p. 299-304.
Jones, D.J., et al.
http://www.intensivecriticalcarenursing.com/article/PIIS0964339711000802/abstract?rss=yes
The purpose of this study was to describe the pattern of dental plaque accumulation in mechanically ventilated adults. Accumulation of dental plaque and bacterial colonisation of the oropharynx is associated with a number of systemic diseases including ventilator associated pneumonia.
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