Detecting potential respiratory pathogens in the mouths of older people in hospital
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Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society]Date published:
15 September, 2009Region:
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SIR—Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is the third most common health care associated infection, and complicates 1.27% of UK hospital admissions . The incidence is higher in groups such as the elderly, post-operative patients and those on specialist units such as liver, burns or haematology. The incidence of HAP appears to increase with age, and the mortality in older people is thought to be between 12.2–55% depending on the group studied.
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