TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between accessing dental services and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia among 2019 Medicaid beneficiaries
AU - Baker, Dian
AU - Giuliano, Karen K.
AU - Thakkar-Samtani, Madhuli
AU - Scannapieco, Frank A.
AU - Glick, Michael
AU - Restrepo, Marcos I.
AU - Heaton, Lisa J.
AU - Frantsve-Hawley, Julie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
PY - 2023/6/11
Y1 - 2023/6/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1017/ice.2022.163
DO - 10.1017/ice.2022.163
M3 - Article
C2 - 35815618
AN - SCOPUS:85162258344
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 44
SP - 959
EP - 961
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 6
ER -