Effect of a chlorhexidine mouthwash on the risk of postextraction bacteremia

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 577-582

  Tomás Carmona, Inmaculada ^a   Alvarez M ^b   Limeres, J ^a   Tomas M ^c   Medina, J ^d   Otero, J L ^a   Diz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL XERAL CÍES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTHWASH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 34249306153     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516663     Document Type: Article

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