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JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE PNEUMOLOGIA
Volume 35, Issue 11, Pages 1116-1124Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA PNEUMOLOGIA TISIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132009001100010
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Intensive care; Oral hygiene; Cross infection; Pneumonia
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Nosocomial pneumonia, especially ventilator-associated pneumonia, is a common infection in ICUs. The main etiologic factors involve colonizing and opportunistic bacteria from the oral cavity. Oral hygiene measures, including the use of oral antiseptic agents, such as chlorhexidine, have proven useful in reducing its incidence. The objective of this article was to review the literature on the importance of the Oral environment in the development of nosocomial pneumonia.
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