@article{de Faria_Douglas-de- Oliveira_Silveira de Oliveira_Ferreira de Aguiar_Gomes de Fatima_Furtado Gonçalves_Dumont Flecha_2023, title={Prevalência de infecções hospitalares e assistência odontológica: um estudo transversal.: Infecções hospitalares e a saúde bucal}, volume={30}, url={https://estomatologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/revista_estomatologia/article/view/11252}, DOI={10.25100/re.v30i1.11252}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Aim</strong>: To make a comparison between the prevalence of hospital infections over a period of 13 months between two groups: patients hospitalized without dental care and with dental care.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, through data regarding the rates of hospital infections obtained in two groups: with and without dental care, considering more specifically the sectors:  Intensive care unit (ICU) and neruological clinic. Patients over 16 years-old, of both genders and who were diagnosed with hospital infection after 48 hours of hospitalization or 48 hours after discharge, were included in the sample.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Between March 2016 and March 2017, a prevalence of hospital infection was observed of 3. 14% in patients without dental care and from March 2017 to March 2018, the prevalence was 2. 85% in patients who had dental care.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The ICU was the sector with the highest occurrence of infections.  Dental care was not associated with the occurrence of infections.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Revista Estomatología}, author={de Faria, Lara Maria Moreira and Douglas-de- Oliveira, Dhelfeson Willya and Silveira de Oliveira, Evandro and Ferreira de Aguiar, Elayne Cristina and Gomes de Fatima, Gessiane and Furtado Gonçalves, Patrícia and Dumont Flecha , Olga}, year={2023}, month={May} }