Oral mucositis as a pathway for fatal outcome among critically ill patients exposed to chlorhexidine: post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Crit Care. 2019 Nov 27;23(1):382. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2664-6.

¹ Social Medicine Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Campus Universitário, s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14048-900, Brazil.
² Infection Control Service, University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
³ Dental Service, University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
⁴ Intensive Care Medicine Division, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
⁵ Infectious Diseases Division, Internal Medicine Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
⁶ Social Medicine Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Campus Universitário, s/n, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14048-900, Brazil. [email protected].
⁷ Infection Control Service, University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. [email protected].

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Keywords: Chlorhexidine; Critical care; Dental care; Mortality; Mucositis; Respiratory tract infections.

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