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Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients, but there's a simple way to stop it

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common types of infections in health care facilities, but few staffers understand its origin or actively work to prevent it. Many cases could be avoided if hospital staffers more dutifully brushed the teeth of bedridden patients, research shows. ....

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it

Hospital-acquired pneumonia not tied to ventilators is one of the most common infections that strike within health care facilities. But few hospitals take steps to prevent it, which can be as simple as dutifully brushing patients’ teeth. ....

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.

Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals. ....

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The Day - Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it

Hospital patients not getting their teeth brushed, or not brushing their teeth themselves, is believed to be a leading cause of hundreds of thousands of ....

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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Kills. There Is a Way to Stop It.

Hospital-acquired pneumonia not tied to ventilators is one of the most common infections that strike. But few hospitals take steps to prevent it, which can be as simple as dutifully brushing patients’ teeth. ....

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