Enhanced oral hygiene protocols for hospitalized patients can reduce the incidence of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia by 60%.

Major Trial Finds Enhanced Oral Care Cuts Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Risk by Over Half In a groundbreaking advancement in clinical infection control, a comprehensive multi-center randomized controlled trial presented at ESCMID Global 2026 has revealed that enhanced oral hygiene protocols for hospitalized patients can reduce the incidence of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) by an astonishing 60%. This study, unprecedented in scale and… https://scienmag.com/major-trial-finds-enhanced-oral-care-cuts-hospital-acquired-pneumonia-risk-by-over-half/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Improving oral care more than halves hospital-acquired pneumonia risk, major trial finds medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-oral-halves-hospital-pneumonia-major.html A landmark trial presented at ESCMID Global 2026 shows that improving oral hygiene for hospital patients can reduce the risk of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) by 60%.