Chlorhexidine and tooth-brushing as prevention strategies in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia rates

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 295-302

  Roberts, Nesta ^a   Moule, Pam ^b  

^a N Wales   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine gluconate; Colisistine; Intensive care unit; Mechanically ventilated; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; TOOTHBRUSHING; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84856594015     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2011.00465.x     Document Type: Review

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