Randomized controlled trial of toothbrushing to reduce ventilator- associated pneumonia pathogens and dental plaque in a critical care unit

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-252

  Needleman, Ian G ^a   Hirsch, Nicholas P ^b   Leemans, Michele ^b   Moles, David R ^c   Wilson, Michael ^a   Ready, Derren R ^a   Ismail, Salim ^a   Ciric, Lena ^a   Shaw, Michael J ^d   Smith, Martin ^b   Garner, Anne ^d   Wilson, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical care; dental plaque; oral health; pneumonia; respiratory tract diseases; ventilator associated

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHLORHEXIDINE; CRITICAL CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551674432     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01688.x     Document Type: Article

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