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. 2023 Jun;44(6):959-961.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.163. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

The association between accessing dental services and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia among 2019 Medicaid beneficiaries

Dian Baker  1 , Karen K Giuliano  2 , Madhuli Thakkar-Samtani  3 , Frank A Scannapieco  4 , Michael Glick  5 , Marcos I Restrepo  6   7 , Lisa J Heaton  8 , Julie Frantsve-Hawley  9
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The association between accessing dental services and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia among 2019 Medicaid beneficiaries

Dian Baker et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

In this 2019 cross-sectional study, we analyzed hospital records for Medicaid beneficiaries who acquired nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. The results suggest that preventive dental treatment in the 12 months prior or periodontal therapy in the 6 months prior to a hospitalization is associated with a reduced risk of NVHAP.

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None of the authors have conflict of interests to report related to this manuscript.

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Adjusted predicted probability of acquiring NVHAP.
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