Use of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299 to reduce pathogenic bacteria in the oropharynx of intubated patients: a randomised controlled open pilot study

INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is usually caused by aspiration of pathogenic bacteria from the oropharynx. Oral decontamination with antiseptics, such as chlorhexidine (CHX) or antibiotics, has been used as prophylaxis against this complication. We hypothesised that the probioti...

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Autores principales: Klarin, Bengt, Molin, Göran, Jeppsson, Bengt, Larsson, Anders
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18990201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7109

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18990201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7109

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