Reply from the authors [2]

Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pineda, Lilibeth A ^a   Grant, Brydon J B ^a   El Solh, Ali A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOM SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 34249006686     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc5129     Document Type: Letter

References (8)

1. Pineda LA Saliba RG El Solh AA Effect of oral decontamination with chlorhexidine on the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia: A meta-analysis Crit Care 2006 10 R35 1550809 16507165 10.1186/cc4837
2. DeRiso A Ladowski J Dillon T Justice J Peterson A Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.12% oral rinse reduces the incidence of total nosocomial respiratory infection and nonprophylactic systemic antibiotic use in patients undergoing heart surgery Chest 1996 109 1556-1561 8769511
3. Fourrier F Cau-Pottier E Boutigny H Roussel-Delvallez M Jourdain M Chopin C Effects of dental plaque antiseptic decontamination on bacterial colonization and nosocomial infections in critically ill patients Intensive Care Med 2000 26 1239-1247 10.1007/s001340000585 11089748
4. Fourrier F Dubois D Pronnier P Herbecq P Leroy O Desmettre T Pottier-Cau E Boutigny H Di Pompeo C Durocher A Roussel-Delvallez M for the PIRAD Study Group Effect of gingival and dental plaque antiseptic decontamination on nosocomial infections acquired in the intensive care unit: A double-blind placebo controlled multicenter study Crit Care Med 2005 33 1728-1735 10.1097/01.CCM.0000171537.03493.B0 16096449
5. Houston S Hougland P Anderson J LaRocco M Kennedy V Gentry L Effectiveness of 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse in reducing prevalence of nosocomial pneumonia in patients undergoing heart surgery Am J Crit Care 2002 11 567-570 12425407
6. Koeman M van der Ven AJ Hak E Joore HC Kaasjager K de Smet AG Ramsay G Dormans TP Aarts LP de Bel EE Oral decontamination with chlorhexidine reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 173 1348-1355 10.1164/rccm.200505-820OC 16603609
7. Bopp M Darby M Loftin KC Broscious S Effects of daily oral care with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate and a standard oral care protocol on the development of nosocomial pneumonia in intubated patients: A pilot study J Dent Hyg 2006 80 9 1-10 16953987
8. Lau J Ioannidis JPA Schmid CH Quantitative synthesis Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for health care decisions Philadelphia: American College of Physicians Mulrow CD, Cook D 1998 91-101