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

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Abstract

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 pathogens in the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chlorhexidine compared to routine oral care in edentulous geriatric inpatients.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Singapore Med J

Title: Singapore medical journal

Publisher: Singapore Medical Journal

ISSN: 0037-5675

ISSN (Print): 0037-5675

Publication date (Electronic): May 2016

Volume: 57

Issue: 5

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[2 ] Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia.

[3 ] Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[4 ] Department of Biomedical Imaging & University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Article

Publisher Item ID: j57/5/262

DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2016091

PMC ID: 4876416

PubMed ID: 27211885

SO-VID: e13afb43-1a2c-4c05-b07a-860900d896c5

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Keywords: aspiration,chlorhexidine,geriatrics,oral,pneumonia

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Keywords: aspiration, chlorhexidine, geriatrics, oral, pneumonia

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