The effect of tooth brushing, irrigation, and topical tetracycline administration on the reduction of oral bacteria in mechanically ventilated patients: a preliminary study

BACKGROUND: One of the main causes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is thought to be aspiration of oropharyngeal fluid containing pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of various oral care methods on the reduction of oral bacteria during intubation. METH...

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Autores principales: Hayashida, Saki, Funahara, Madoka, Sekino, Motohiro, Yamaguchi, Noriko, Kosai, Kosuke, Yanamoto, Souichi, Yanagihara, Katsunori, Umeda, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4895927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27268137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0224-x

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