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Toothbrushing does not need to reduce the risk of VAP to be indispensable

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  1. Faculty of Social Work, Health and Education, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

    S. O. Labeau & S. I. Blot

  2. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    S. O. Labeau & S. I. Blot

  3. Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    S. I. Blot

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Labeau, S.O., Blot, S.I. Toothbrushing does not need to reduce the risk of VAP to be indispensable. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 31, 3257–3258 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-012-1679-6

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