A randomized trial of chlorhexidine gluconate on oral bacterial pathogens in mechanically ventilated patients - Scannapieco, Frank A; Yu, Jihnhee; Raghavendran, Krishnan; Vacanti, Angela; Owens, Susan I; Wood, Kenneth; Mylotte, Joseph M (Critical care (London, England), 2009)
Keywords: Acinetobacter; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Infective Agents, Local - administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents, Local - pharmacology; Artificial respiration; Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - growth & development; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacterial pneumonia; Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine - administration & dosage; Chlorhexidine - analogs & derivatives; Chlorhexidine - pharmacology; Complications and side effects; Dental plaque; Development and progression; Dosage and administration; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Mouth; Mouth - microbiology; Mouthwashes; Placebos; Pneumonia; Prevention; Pseudomonas; Respiration, Artificial; Staphylococcus aureus; Young Adult