
The role of oral microbial colonization in ventilator-associated pneumonia
Brennan MT, Bahrani-Mougeot F, Fox PC, Kennedy TP, Hopkins S, Boucher RC, Lockhart PB. The role of oral microbial colonization in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, Endodontology. 2004;98(6):665-672.
This article discusses the association between prior microbial colonization of the oral cavity and the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit.
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