Oral hygiene and nosocomial pneumonia in critically III patients

Chest

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 237-238

  Hingston, Christopher D ^a   Cole, Jade M ^a   Hingston, Emma J ^b   Frost, Paul J ^a   Wise, Matt P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CLEANING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MOUTH HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 74949102557     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1319     Document Type: Letter

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