Impact of tooth brushing on oral bacteriota and health care-associated infections among ventilated COVID-19 patients: an intervention study.

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control · 2023 · PMC9992909 · PMID 36890608

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The overall CFU of all bacterial strains from all sites was lower in the EP group, but it did not reach statistical significance (median 3.3E + 5 [IQR 5.8E + 4–1.1E + 6] vs. 1.9E + 5 [IQR 5.0E + 4 = 4.8E + 5], p = 0.067).

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