Evaluation of the Effects of Oronasal Versus Oral Disinfections with Chlorhexidine on Clinical Criteria of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

• Main Authors: Mahdi Alimi (Author), Zahra Sadat Manzari (Author), Seyed reza Mazlom (Author), Ahmad Bagheri Moghadam (Author), Hossein Rouhani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most prevalent and lethal form of nosocomial infections in the ICU and oral disinfection is a nursing measure to prevent this condition. Aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of oronasal versus oral disinfections with chlorhexidine on t...