Effect of various antibacterial preparations on the pathogenic oral flora in elderly patients fed via nasogastric tube.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 49 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005