Effect of various antibacterial preparations on the pathogenic oral flora in elderly patients fed via nasogastric tube.

نویسندگان

  • Arthur Leibovitz
  • Yehuda Carmeli
  • Refael Segal
چکیده

Oropharyngeal colonization by pathogenic gram-negative bacilli (GNB) and Staphylococcus aureus is associated with aspiration pneumonia. Decolonization in high-risk populations may be important. We prospectively evaluated six antiseptic compounds in nasogastric tube-fed frail elderly patients; only polymixine reduced oropharyngeal colonization with GNB. None had an effect on S. aureus colonization.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 49 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005