Mechanical tooth cleaning before chlorhexidine application [4]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 418-

  Kishimoto, Hiromitsu ^a   Urade, Masahiro ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; COLISTIN;

ANAEROBE; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; MOUTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 33847018117     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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