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Oropharyngeal decontamination in intensive care patients: less is not more
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common cause of morbidity, antibiotic use, increased length of stay and, possibly, increased mortality in ICU patients. Colonization of the oropharyngeal cavity with potentially pathogenic micro-organisms is instrumental in the pathogenesis of VAP, and sele...
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2784342/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19735585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc8013 |