Effect of oral decontamination with chlorhexidine on the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia: a meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Nosocomial pneumonia is a significant cause of in-hospital morbidity and mortality. Oral care interventions have great potential to reduce the occurrence of nosocomial pneumonia. Studies using topical antiseptic agents yielded mixed results. We hypothesized that the use of chlorhexidin...

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Autores principales: Pineda, Lilibeth A, Saliba, Ranime G, El Solh, Ali A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16507165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc4837

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16507165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc4837

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