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Published in: Critical Care 2/2013

01-04-2013 | Letter

Toothbrushing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

Authors: Sonia O Labeau, Stijn I Blot

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2013

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Excerpt

Research on the potential contribution of oral care in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has led to the generally accepted practice of using oral antiseptic agents [1]; however, the value of toothbrushing remains controversial. …
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Metadata
Title
Toothbrushing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia
Authors
Sonia O Labeau
Stijn I Blot
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12511

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