Abstract
We conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess respiratory colonization before and after the use of chlorhexidine oral decontamination among a cohort of intensive care unit patients who received mechanical ventilation. We observed a decrease in the prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae and an increase in the incidence of fungal colonization. Chlorhexidine oral decontamination might have a differential effect on respiratory colonization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 527-530 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |