| Effectiveness of oral hygiene interventions against oral and oropharyngeal reservoirs of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram-negative bacilli. | |
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PMID: 21719150 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (AGNB) are opportunistic pathogens and continue to cause a large number of hospital-acquired infections. AGNB residing in the oral cavity and oropharynx have been linked to nosocomial pneumonia and septicemia. Although AGNB are not considered members of the normal oral and oropharyngeal flora, medically compromised patients have been demonstrated to be susceptible to AGNB colonization. METHODS: A literature search was conducted to retrieve articles that evaluated the effectiveness of oral hygiene interventions in reducing the oral and oropharyngeal carriage of AGNB in medically compromised patients. RESULTS: Few studies have documented the use of mechanical oral hygiene interventions alone against AGNB. Although a number of studies have employed oral hygiene interventions complemented by antiseptic agents such as chlorhexidine and povidone iodine, there appears to be a discrepancy between their in vitro and in vivo effectiveness. CONCLUSION: With the recognition of the oral cavity and oropharynx as a reservoir of AGNB and the recent emergence of multidrug and pandrug resistance in hospital settings, there is a pressing need for additional high-quality randomized controlled trials to determine which oral hygiene interventions or combination of interventions are most effective in eliminating or reducing AGNB carriage. |
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Otto L T Lam; Colman McGrath; Leonard S W Li; Lakshman P Samaranayake |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-28 |
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Title: American journal of infection control Volume: - ISSN: 1527-3296 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-7-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8004854 Medline TA: Am J Infect Control Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China. |
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