Topical povidone iodine inhibits bacterial growth in the oral cavity of patients on mechanical ventilation: a randomized controlled study

• Hauptverfasser: Shoma Tsuda (Verfasst von), Sakiko Soutome (Verfasst von), Saki Hayashida (Verfasst von), Madoka Funahara (Verfasst von), Souichi Yanamoto (Verfasst von), Masahiro Umeda (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Topical 0.12% chlorhexidine has been used widely to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. However, it is not approved for mucosal application in Japan. The aims of this study were to investigate if topical povidone iodine (i) inhib...