Daily toothbrushing was associated with lower rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and intensive care unit (ICU) mortality, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...

A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a ...

Adults who are admitted to the hospital are often inappropriately diagnosed with — and treated for — pneumonia, new research suggests. These misdiagnosed adults almost always receive a full course of ...

The authors sought to assess the effectiveness of short vs prolonged-course antibiotic administration for hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults (most of whom had VAP) by conducting a ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is predicable with a short list of risk factors, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more ...

Toothbrushing also associated with lower rates of ICU mortality, shorter duration of mechanical ventilation, and shorter ICU length of stay Researchers say toothbrushing could be a cheap but effective ...

Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients - and it comes with bristles on one end. A new study by investigators from Brigham and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Toothbrushing was also linked to fewer days on mechanical ventilation and lower ICU mortality rates. The ...

Pneumocystis jirovecii, formely called Pneumocystis carinii, opportunistic fungus which causes pneumonia in patients with HIV, 3D illustration Researchers examined the effect of morbid obesity on ...

April 13, 2012 (London, United Kingdom) — Elderly patients treated with central catheter and/or mechanical ventilation devices in intensive care units (ICUs), admitted from the emergency department or ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is predicable with a short list of risk factors, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers analyzed 119 cases of ...