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Bacteria from patient's dental plaque causes ventilator-associated pneumonia
03-23-2007 · EurekAlert!Patients admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit already are seriously ill, so the last thing they need is a new infection. Unfortunately, statistics show that as many as 25 percent of all patients admitted to the ICU and placed on ventilators develop pneumonia, which can be fatal. Ironically, it turns out that the patient’s own dental plaque is a major source of germs that cause ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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