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| Fortaleza,Carlos Magno Castelo Branco; Figueiredo,Lígia Castellon; Beraldo,Carolina Contador; Melo,Edson Carvalho de; Póla,Patrícia Maria Sales; Aragão,Valéria Drummond Nagem. |
| Oropharyngeal carriage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with increased risk of infection and may provide a source for spread of drug-resistant strains. In order to assess the incidence and risk factors of oropharyngeal carriage, we conducted a retrospective cohort study based on results of surveillance cultures (oropharyngeal swabs) from a medical-surgical intensive care unit, collected from March 2005 through May 2006. Variables investigated included demographic characteristics, comorbid conditions, invasive procedures, use of devices and use of antimicrobials. Thirty case patients with P. aeruginosa carriage were identified. Other 84 patients with surveillance cultures negative to P. aeruginosa were enrolled as control subjects. Case patients were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Colonization; Oropharyngeal carriage; Surveillance cultures; Intensive care unit. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000300004 |
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| Andrade,Denise de; Souza,Paula Regina de; Beraldo,Carolina Contador; Watanabe,Evandro; Lima,Mery Elen; Haas,Vanderlei José. |
| The use of mouthwashes in critical patients has been a source of concern for health professionals due to the diverse range of products, causing uncertainty about which is the most indicated. This study aimed to assess the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp. isolated in the saliva of individuals from the community and patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) as to antiseptic mouthwashes. The following oral antiseptics were assessed: cetylpyridinium chloride solution, Listerine® and Neen®. Calcium alginate swab was used for saliva collection to isolate Staphylococcus spp. Microbiological processing involved growth, isolation, strain identification and determination of MID (maximum inhibitory dilution). MID was considered the greatest dilution that completely... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Oral health; Staphylococcus spp; Mouthwashes; Oral hygiene. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000300021 |
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