Oral care and the risk of bloodstream infections in mechanically ventilated adults: A review

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 152-161

  Jones, Deborah J ^a   Munro, Cindy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Bloodstream infections; Mechanical ventilation; Oral care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MOUTH MUCOSA; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORAL HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42949165522     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.01.004     Document Type: Review

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