Can probiotics be an alternative to chlorhexidine for oral care in the mechanically ventilated patient? A multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled open trial

BACKGROUND: Pathogenic enteric bacteria aspirated from the oropharynx are the main cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Using chlorhexidine (CHX) orally or selective decontamination has been shown to reduce VAP. In a pilot study we found that oral care with the probiotic bacterium Lactoba...

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Autores principales: Klarin, Bengt, Adolfsson, Anne, Torstensson, Anders, Larsson, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30368249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2209-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30368249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2209-4

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