The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, has become a public health
emergency of global concern. Like the SARS and influenza pandemics, there have been a …

Sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock represent increasingly severe systemic
inflammatory responses to infection. Sepsis is common in the aging population, and it …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

The most recent European guidelines and task force reports on hospital-acquired
pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were published almost 10 …

Post-stroke dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing after a stroke) is a common and expensive
complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and …

Background: The critically ill patients suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and
admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) are susceptible to a wide array of complications …

Considered to be a major portal of entry for infectious agents, the oral cavity is directly
associated with the evolutionary process of SARS-CoV-2 in its inhalation of ambient …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Introduction: COVID-19 has had a huge impact on society and healthcare and it has been
suggested that people with periodontal disease are at risk of having worse outcomes from …

The oral cavity (mouth) has various microbial habitats, including, teeth, gingival sulcus,
gingiva, tongue, inner cheek, hard palate, and soft palate. The human oral cavity houses the …