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The effect of a daily application of a 0.05% chlorhexidine oral rinse solution on the incidence of aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents: a multicenter study

BACKGROUND: Dysphagia and potential respiratory pathogens in the oral biofilm are risk factors for aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents. The aim of the study was to examine if the daily application of 0.05% chlorhexidine oral rinse solution is effective in reducing the incidence of aspirat...

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Autores principales: Hollaar, Vanessa R. Y., van der Putten, Gert-Jan, van der Maarel-Wierink, Claar D., Bronkhorst, Ewald M., de Swart, Bert J. M., Creugers, Nico H. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0519-z