The effect of chlorhexidine in reducing oral colonisation in geriatric patients: A randomised controlled trial

The effect of chlorhexidine in reducing oral colonisation in geriatric patients: A randomised controlled trial

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INTRODUCTION Inadequate oral care has been implicated in the development of aspiration pneumonia in frail geriatric patients and is a major cause of mortality, due to the colonisation of microbes in vulnerable patients. This type of pneumonia has been associated with an increase in respiratory patho...

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Main Authors: Chong, M.C (Author), Kamaruzzaman, S.B (Author), Ng, K.H (Author), Sharif-Abdullah, S.S.B (Author), Surindar-Kaur, S.S (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Singapore Medical Association 2016
Subjects:
absence of side effects
aged
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Article
Aspiration
aspiration pneumonia
assessment of humans
Brief Oral Health Status Examination score
chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine gluconate
cognitive defect
colony forming unit
controlled study
double blind procedure
Double-Blind Method
female
Female
geriatric patient
geriatrics
Geriatrics
human
Humans
major clinical study
Malaysia
male
Male
methodology
microbiology
mouth disease
mouth hygiene
Mouth, Edentulous
Oral
oral bacterial colonisation
oral biopsy
Oral Hygiene
oral swab
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Aspiration
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
procedures
randomized controlled trial
Research Design
respiratory system
Respiratory System
thymol
Thymol
topical antiinfective agent
ventilator associated pneumonia
very elderly
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