Effect of daily application of a 0.05% chlorhexidine solution on the incidence of (aspiration) pneumonia in care home residents: design of a multicentre cluster randomised controlled clinical trial

INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia is an important cause of death in care home residents. Dysphagia and poor oral health are significant risk factors for developing aspiration pneumonia. Oral hygiene care reduces the number of oral bacteria and the risk of aspiration pneumonia. However, it is not clear yet whi...

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Pubblicato in:BMJ Open
Autori principali: Hollaar, Vanessa, van der Maarel-Wierink, Claar, van der Putten, Gert-Jan, de Swart, Bert, de Baat, Cees
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Dentistry and Oral Medicine
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4710816/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715476
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007889
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